used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
anew
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
any thing at all
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
cast-ironadjective
extremely robust
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
couldn't
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From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
duckverbUS /dʌk/
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
at any time
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
set up or found
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
be the source of pain
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
massacreverbUS /ˈmæsəkər/
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
nightgowns
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From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
precisely, exactly
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
such-like
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From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
a special situation
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
precisely as stated
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
at the time that
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
in or at the place that
From this reading So right after supper we went down and opened up the hall where the food show was, and got things ready for the massacre.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
Wicksville
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From this reading We couldn’t very well duck out and then ever show our faces again in Wicksville.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There wasn’t anything for us fellows to do but to go through with the thing now.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I kind of wished the times that Mark played games about would come back for a while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I mean when knights and such-like fellows went around with cast-iron nightgowns on so that you couldn’t hurt them without you found the combination to the safe and got the door open.
