(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 I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
disheartenedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈhɑːrtənd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
don't
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From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
the act of retaining something
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
how
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From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
I'm
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From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
immediately past
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
go away from a place
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Well, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
sar
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From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Well, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom?
transport commercially
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Well, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom?
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
male cat
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
UnfinishedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom?
we've
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From this reading "May as well stick it out, sar, now we've gone so far.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
(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, shall we stick out the other week, or not, Tom?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
worn-outadjective
used until no longer useful
From this reading _An Unfinished Game of Cards._ One evening, as I returned to the ship unusually worn-out and disheartened, I asked Tom how the stores were holding out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He answered cheerfully that they would last another week, and leave us enough to get home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't want to kill you, and I confess I'm nearly all in myself."
