used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The farmer asked him where he came from and what he wanted.
exhale hard
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The farmer asked him where he came from and what he wanted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
hammernounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
“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 OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
the force of workers available
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
OHNNY
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From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
and nothing more
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
in the near future
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The farmer asked him where he came from and what he wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OHNNY was not dead; Fortune had other adventures in store for Johnny.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was not very much in that way he had to come to; but if Johnny had not many brains, he had an extraordinarily thick skull.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The farmer asked him where he came from and what he wanted.
in or at the place that
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A farmer came out with his men, and carried him into the house, where he soon came to his senses.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The blow with the hammer would have killed another man, but it only made a bump on the head of our Johnny.
