used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
a-goin
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From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
anew
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
towards the shore from the water
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
BUSTERnounUS /ˈbʌstər/
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
CAPTURESnounUS /ˈkæptʃərz/
plural of “capture” — the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Wait till I get my fish lines, will you?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
I'm
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From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
and nothing more
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Wait till I get my fish lines, will you?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
and nothing more
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
get rid of
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till I get my fish lines, will you?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait till I get my fish lines, will you?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Excuse me for saying it, but whenever you swing around it makes the boat rock just awful.”
in or at the place that
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Wait till I get my fish lines, will you?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
won't
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From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I’m a-goin’ right away, George, and only too glad for a chance to set foot again on something solid, that won’t sway every time I breathe wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
you'd
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From this reading BUSTER CAPTURES A FISH “Chances are you left it behind in the shed where the boats were kept,” George remarked, looking up from his work, “but I wish you’d just step ashore, and let me go on with my little job here, Buster.
