aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
EllsworthnounUS /ˈelzwərθ/
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
five-passenger
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From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading This is the way we fixed it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
FraudnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
the act of departing
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
Harris'snounUS /ˈherɪsɪz/
possessive form of “harris” — United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
he'd
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From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
how
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From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
ten 10s
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
I'm
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From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the way we fixed it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is the way we fixed it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
and nothing more
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
PatrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
Pee-wee's
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From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
RavingnounUS /ˈreɪvɪŋ/
declaiming wildly
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
stuntnounUS /stʌnt/
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
express in words
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
that's
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From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning we started out and by night we had over five hundred books.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the way we fixed it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The Raving Patrol (that’s Pee-wee’s patrol, you know) used Doctor Harris’s five-passenger Fraud car.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This is the way we fixed it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth said they were mostly light literature, but if he had only had to carry fifty of them on his shoulder like I did, he’d have thought they were pretty heavy literature, believe _me_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I’m going to tell you about how we collected books for soldiers and especially about Pee-wee’s big stunt.
