used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
(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 Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
any thing at all
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
for the reason that
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
BronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
travel across or pass over
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
crossesnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪz/
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
didn't
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From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
don't
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From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
at any time
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
a boy or man
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
coins made of gold
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading You don’t find gold crosses growing around on every bush, you can bet.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
I'm
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From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
isn't
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
and nothing more
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
by chance
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
MedalnounUS /ˈmedəl/
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
nixnounUS /nɪks/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
and nothing more
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
Slade
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From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
male cat
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading Only one fellow in our troop ever got it, and that was Tom Slade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
(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 Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
at the time that
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
WignounUS /wɪɡ/
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading LOST Now when Wig said that about the Gold Cross I thought it was just because he was weak and didn’t know what he was saying.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maybe I took a chance when I went into all that smoke, I’m not saying I didn’t, but if I got anything at all, it would be the Bronze Medal, I guess, but nix on the Gold Cross.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because, maybe you know as well as I do, that the Gold Cross isn’t so easy to get.
