used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
eagerly desirous
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
effusiveadjectiveUS /ˈefjuːsɪv/
uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
an opposing military force
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
a social unit living together
From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
Ignaas
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From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
Ignatious
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From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
juniornounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
Letta
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From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
Lettie
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From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
on one occasion
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
Oom
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From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
SHOTSnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
refrain from harming
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
Steve's
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From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
Tante
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From this reading The family consisted of Oom Ignatious, Tante Letta, Ignatious, junior, eldest, Daniel, second eldest, and Lettie, junior.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
in or at that place or location
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
uneffusive
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From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
accept gladly
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
in or at the place that
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About three o’clock in the afternoon they reached another acquaintance of Steve’s, and were received with an almost effusive welcome.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He was a kindly old man, uneffusive, but always had a smile and a kindly word for friend or enemy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Oom Ignatious (pronounced Ignaas) was a spare, slightly grey old man, with a slight stoop in the shoulders, partly from hard work and partly from a weak chest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading GOOD SHOTS After a good night’s rest and a hearty breakfast, our friends once more resumed their journey, being anxious to get farther away from town, where there would be a greater probability of getting something to shoot at.
