used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
(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 And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
banditnounUS /ˈbændət/
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
banditsnounUS /ˈbændəts/
plural of “bandit” — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
for the reason that
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
a boy or man
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
set up or found
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
HallowverbUS /ˈhæloʊ/
render holy by means of religious rites
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
how
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From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
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 And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
moviesnounUS /ˈmuːviz/
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
Pee-wee
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
an educational institution
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
express a supposition
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
that's
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From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
a special situation
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And believe me, before those fellows were half way out I knew all about the bandit of Red Hallow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading That was the fellow in the movies, I suppose, and he must have been some bandit, because he saved a school teacher from about twenty other bandits, and shot them all.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
at the time that
From this reading Anyway, it was Pee-wee that I heard first when they were on their way back--that's sure.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE PAPER I FOUND One thing, I bet it was Pee-wee Harris that the lieutenant heard talking, while he was hiding on shore.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how plain you can hear voices on the water.
