used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
Alf
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From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
(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 Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
amateurnounUS /ˈæmətɜːr/
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
a quantity of money
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
borrowingnounUS /ˈbɑːroʊɪŋ/
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
being joined in close association
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
electriciansnounUS /ɪlekˈtrɪʃənz/
plural of “electrician” — a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
every person
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
hustlingverbUS /ˈhʌsəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
lanternsnounUS /ˈlæntərnz/
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
immediately past
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
loaningnounUS /ˈloʊnɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
not any; not one
From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
Phil
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From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/
very great or intense
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just in case there’s no moon,” Phil said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
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 Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From morning to night there was a terrific amount of hustling and bustling around the house, inside and out.
be dressed in
From this reading Everyone was loaning something or borrowing something to wear at the last big party of the season.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SETTING THE TRAP The next two weeks were busy ones for everyone connected with the Lodge.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Brook, Alf and Jimmy, all amateur but experienced electricians, extended wires from the house to the trees so that the lawn would be bright with lanterns.
