used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
(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 SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
any thing at all
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Westy said we’d call it just getting off the trail.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
don't
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From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
EllsworthnounUS /ˈelzwərθ/
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
a boy or man
From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Westy said we’d call it just getting off the trail.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
he's
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From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
how
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From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
and nothing more
From this reading Westy said we’d call it just getting off the trail.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
by chance
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Westy said we’d call it just getting off the trail.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
express in words
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
scoutingnounUS /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
shouldn't
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From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Westy said we’d call it just getting off the trail.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Skinny was there in his new suit and he showed how proud he was to have it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
we'd
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From this reading Westy said we’d call it just getting off the trail.
Westy
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From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
Westy's
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From this reading Westy’s a mighty nice fellow, you bet, and he’s a good scout.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But anyway, it knocked all the fun out of that meeting for us, and I don’t know what the other fellows thought.
in or at the place that
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SHOWS YOU WHERE I DO THE TALKING Westy said we shouldn’t say anything to Mr. Ellsworth, but wait until Skinny had taken the oath and knew all the laws and all about scouting, and then maybe say something to him, how we thought maybe he had made a mistake sometime and would like to fix it right.
