used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Horace wasn't thinking about his eye.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Horace wasn't thinking about his eye.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FEJEVARY: He'll do that, I think.
don't
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From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
the organ of sight
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
FEJEVARY
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From this reading FEJEVARY: He'll do that, I think.
a boy or man
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
He'll
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From this reading FEJEVARY: He'll do that, I think.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Horace wasn't thinking about his eye.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading But Horace wasn't thinking about his eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FEJEVARY: He'll do that, I think.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
the force of workers available
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
organizedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
picketnounUS /ˈpɪkɪt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
scabverbUS /skæb/
form a scab
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
SENATORnounUS /ˈsenətər/
a member of a senate
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
striker'snounUS /ˈstraɪkərz/
possessive form of “striker” — a forward on a soccer team
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FEJEVARY: He'll do that, I think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading FEJEVARY: He'll do that, I think.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading But Horace wasn't thinking about his eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
wasn't
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From this reading But Horace wasn't thinking about his eye.
(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 SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
which person or people
From this reading It was he who organized our boys for the steel strike--went right in himself and took a striker's job.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came home with a black eye one night, presented to him by a picket who started something by calling him a scab.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SENATOR: Oh, well, you want him to be a regular fellow, don't you, and grow into a man among men?
