used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
Gaylong
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From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
the act of departing
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
grocerynounUS /ˈɡroʊsəri/
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
Hey
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From this reading Hey, kids?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
ten 10s
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
jobsnounUS /dʒɑːbz/
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
and nothing more
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
kidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Hey, kids?”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
MicenounUS /maɪs/
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
that's
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From this reading He said, “So that’s the story of the adventurous Church Mice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I could see he thought an awful lot of those fellows.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
we're
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From this reading The next time we go in for a hundred dollars, we’re going to get jobs in grocery stores.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE LIGHT IN THE WOODS Gaylong just rested his leg on his other knee and clasped his hands in back of his head and kept looking up at the sky.
