used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He’s a funny little duffer,” I said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
(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 We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
didn't
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From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
don't
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From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
duffernounUS /ˈdʌfər/
an incompetent or clumsy person
From this reading “He’s a funny little duffer,” I said.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “He’s a funny little duffer,” I said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
he'd
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From this reading We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
He's
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From this reading “He’s a funny little duffer,” I said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
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 We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “He’s a funny little duffer,” I said.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
RecordernounUS /rɪˈkɔːrdər/
equipment for making records
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
There'll
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From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
there's
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From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
(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 We knew well enough he’d sleep all night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
Westy
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From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
at the time that
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I kind of like him,” Westy said while we were on our way home; “I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him I kind of like.
Willisville
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From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish he didn’t have to go back to Willisville.”
Wortnoun
usually used in combination: “liverwort”; “milkwort”; “whorlywort”
From this reading “There’ll be some surprise when we stand him up in front of Recorder Van Wort in the morning.”
