Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

regarded with admiration

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

(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 THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

react verbally

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

forming or resembling an arch

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

someone who bakes commercially

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading “I haven’t the least idea, unless it’s some business deal.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading “I haven’t the least idea, unless it’s some business deal.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

a person who guesses

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haven’t the least idea, unless it’s some business deal.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “I haven’t the least idea, unless it’s some business deal.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “What do you say it means?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

a boy or man

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading “I haven’t the least idea, unless it’s some business deal.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading “What do you say it means?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

express in words

From this reading “What do you say it means?”

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “I haven’t the least idea, unless it’s some business deal.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

in or at that place or location

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

except if; if not

From this reading “I haven’t the least idea, unless it’s some business deal.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

(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 “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

which person or people

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Ned, why don’t you say something, instead of sitting there like a goldfish being admired by a tom-cat?” and Bob Baker, who sat beside Jerry Hopkins, the lad at the wheel, turned to his chum in the rear seat of the car.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE OVERTURNED AUTO “What do you reckon it’s all about, Jerry?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “Well, Bob, you’re as good a guesser as I am,” came the answer from the young man who was at the wheel of a touring car that was swinging down a pleasant country road, under arching trees.