used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They was all so worked up about when I'd get here.
(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 They was all so worked up about when I'd get here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
brimmingadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪmɪŋ/
filled to capacity
From this reading Her heart was brimming with joy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
can't
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From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
cheaperadjectiveUS /ˈtʃiːpər/
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
don't
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From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
else
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From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
brought together in one place
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart was brimming with joy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart was brimming with joy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They was all so worked up about when I'd get here.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
home-going
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From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
I'd
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From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
I'll
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From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Her heart was brimming with joy.
and nothing more
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I can get a cheaper boarding place,” she told herself, as she joined the home-going crowds, “and until something else turns up I'll just look around and see if I can't get a place in a store.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her heart was brimming with joy.
at the time that
From this reading They was all so worked up about when I'd get here.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her heart was brimming with joy.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading * * * * * One by one they had gathered around while the woman was telling the story.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They was all so worked up about when I'd get here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so, if you don't mind,” she said, in conclusion, “I'd like to have you put in a little piece that I got to Denver safe, so's they can see it.
