used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
(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 All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
Ann
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From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
bon
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From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
BroncnounUS /brɑːŋk/
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
CAMPINGnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
cannedadjectiveUS /kænd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
take in solid food
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
every person
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
foodsnounUS /fuːdz/
plural of “food” — any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
hamperverbUS /ˈhæmpər/
prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
immediately past
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
the act of departing
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
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 Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
paraphernalianounUS /ˌperəfəˈneɪljə/
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
PatverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
stockedadjectiveUS /stɑːkt/
furnished with more than enough
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
supplementnounUS /ˈsʌpləmənt/
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading All hands helped them get their paraphernalia aboard the station wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
(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 Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the rest of the week they had the back of the Bronc well stocked with canned foods which they expected to supplement with the fish they caught.
which person or people
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading CAMPING OUT The next day everybody came out to wish bon voyage to Pat and the boys who were leaving on their camping trip for a week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pat was the last one to get in with the big box of fishing tackle in his left hand and a huge picnic hamper packed with good food in his right hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ann Mary had seen to it that they would eat well the first day they started out.
