used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
(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 He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
BlossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
BuoyverbUS /ˈbuːi/
float on the surface of water
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He was completely sick of it.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
divisible by two
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
cause to move by striking
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
how
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From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed he wasn’t a rascal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
pryverbUS /praɪ/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
quizzedverbUS /kwɪzd/
inflected form of “quiz” — examine someone's knowledge of something
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
wasn't
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From this reading Indeed he wasn’t a rascal.
at the time that
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He couldn’t even appear in the street without people rushing to him to question and pry as to how it had happened, and how he had felt that time he lay out on the red buoy and they all thought at home that he was drowned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Red Buoy ANY ONE would be sick of it! thought Johnny Blossom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Even the minister had stopped him and questioned and quizzed like the rest; and when he had finished, he hit Johnny Blossom on the back with his cane (not hard, you know) and said: “You surely are a little rascal, Johnny Blossom!”
