used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
(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 That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
any thing at all
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
applyverbUS /əˈplaɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
DismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
Hal'snounUS /hælz/
possessive form of “hals” — Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
I'd
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From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
and nothing more
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
a particular point in time
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
by chance
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
tarnounUS /tɑːr/
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
That's
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From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
they'd
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From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dismay came upon Hal’s face; but after a moment he too began to laugh.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I was just thinking about my brother and his friends--what they’d have said if I’d come home from Pine Creek in a coat of tar and feathers!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that seems to be their attitude.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Possibly,” ventured the other, “they’d have said you got what you deserved.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s the rule they apply to all the world--if anything goes wrong with you, it must be your own fault.
