aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Some scare we had, believe me.
a youthful male person
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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cruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
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don't
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From this reading You remember that fellow, don’t you.
a boy or man
From this reading You remember that fellow, don’t you.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
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the act of departing
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
house-boat
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HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'll
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I'm
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From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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LONG-SEE
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some scare we had, believe me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
belonging to the speaker and others
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
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To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember that fellow, don’t you.
Savage's
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scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading Some scare we had, believe me.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
for that reason; with the result that
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some scare we had, believe me.
in the near future
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express in words
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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that's
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, boy, he turned out to be one fine man.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading And I’m going to tell you all about Skinny too, and about the fix we got into about that tramp that slept in the house-boat.
tugverbUS /tʌɡ/
pull hard
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moved around an axis or center
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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the person or people being spoken to
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