used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about 'Delia gone!'?"
(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 Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
lacking funds
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
give encouragement to
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
Delia
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From this reading How about 'Delia gone!'?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
divisible by two
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
a state of high honor
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
destroyed or killed
From this reading How about 'Delia gone!'?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
hoistedverbUS /ˈhɔɪstəd/
past form of “hoist” — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
How
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From this reading How about 'Delia gone!'?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
imperturbabilitynoun
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
a single distinct event
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
Let's
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From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
prosaicadjectiveUS /proʊˈzeɪɪk/
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading I said: "Let's give 'em a song, boys,--to cheer 'em up.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this suggestion even the imperturbability of the captain broke into a smile.
tickleverbUS /ˈtɪkəl/
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man hard to move, but this suggestion seemed to tickle him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _The Incident of the Captain._ As we hoisted the sails and the sun came up in all his glory, the smell of Tom's coffee seemed to my prosaic mind the best of all in that beautiful world.
