used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RAMBLE.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Why, we have had our breakfast already," said Mr. George.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O, no," said Rollo, "that was our supper for last night."
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Why, we have had our breakfast already," said Mr. George.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, we have had our breakfast already," said Mr. George.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
immediately past
From this reading "O, no," said Rollo, "that was our supper for last night."
MarshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, we have had our breakfast already," said Mr. George.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "O, no," said Rollo, "that was our supper for last night."
not any; not one
From this reading "O, no," said Rollo, "that was our supper for last night."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, no," said Rollo, "that was our supper for last night."
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Why, we have had our breakfast already," said Mr. George.
Pontine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
RAMBLEverbUS /ˈræmbəl/
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading A RAMBLE.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
RollonounUS /ˈrɑːloʊ/
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "O, no," said Rollo, "that was our supper for last night."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
a special situation
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "We had it at two o'clock this morning, on the Pontine Marshes."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O, no," said Rollo, "that was our supper for last night."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
we'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, we have had our breakfast already," said Mr. George.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And now, uncle George," said Rollo, "we'll get ready, and then the first thing that we will do, will be to go down into the dining room and get some breakfast."
