used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HATCHING A PLOT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
in the past
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Say, fellows, here's a how-de-do, and no mistake!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Say, fellows, here's a how-de-do, and no mistake!
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
HATCHINGnounUS /ˈhætʃɪŋ/
the production of young from an egg
From this reading HATCHING A PLOT.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
here's
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From this reading "Say, fellows, here's a how-de-do, and no mistake!
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
how-de-do
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From this reading "Say, fellows, here's a how-de-do, and no mistake!
isn't
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From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
the sound of laughing
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
most important element
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Say, fellows, here's a how-de-do, and no mistake!
not any; not one
From this reading "Say, fellows, here's a how-de-do, and no mistake!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading HATCHING A PLOT.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
express in words
From this reading "Say, fellows, here's a how-de-do, and no mistake!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
there's
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From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
thunderingadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərɪŋ/
sounding like thunder
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
Wynn
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From this reading Gerald Wynn could smoke a cigarette and talk at the same time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ought to have been at the corner of Sixth and Main about two hours ago.
You'd
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From this reading You'd have seen something that would have made a horse laugh--but there's something back of it that isn't so thundering funny, at that."
