used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
have
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
complainingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
complaintsnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnts/
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
declaringverbUS /dɪˈklerɪŋ/
-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
didn't
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From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
take in liquids
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
drouthnoun
a prolonged shortage
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
every person
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
apart from; not including
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
in a gradual manner
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I simply smoked my pipe and shook my head, and said nothing.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
how
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From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
being perceived or observed
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading I simply smoked my pipe and shook my head, and said nothing.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading I simply smoked my pipe and shook my head, and said nothing.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply smoked my pipe and shook my head, and said nothing.
be seated
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading I simply smoked my pipe and shook my head, and said nothing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I came back gently and heard them asking each other how it was that I didn't join in their complaints.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The drouth got so bad that everybody was complaining--everybody except me.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They noticed this, after so long a time, and one day, while they were sitting there complaining and declaring that they were ruined, I went in to get a drink of water.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Brother Wolf and Brother Bear would come and sit on my front porch and do nothing but complain; but I said nothing.
