used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PROPOSAL "Oh!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
any thing at all
From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
can't
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From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
don't
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From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
ErminenounUS /ˈɜːrmən/
the expensive white fur of the ermine
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
he's
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From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
the force of workers available
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
not divisible by two
From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A PROPOSAL "Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
pack-animals
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From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
PROPOSALnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading A PROPOSAL "Oh!
Ramon
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From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
express in words
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
That's
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From this reading "That's odd, Harding; I don't know of anything to detain him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
they'll
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From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I say, Captain Lewis, I am all ready to start.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
at the time that
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
Wolf-Voice
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From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
won't
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From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But go slow; he's like all these wild men up here; when they will they will, and when they won't, they'll lay down on you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have Ramon, a cook, and Wolf-Voice, together with pack-animals, but I can't get your man Ermine to say when he will go."
