ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
for the reason that
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
BERT
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
camp-fire
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From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
can't
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From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas!
travel across or pass over
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
don't
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From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
one or the other of two
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
coins made of gold
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
how
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From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
It's
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From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
and nothing more
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
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 I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
scooted
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From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
express in words
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
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 MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
they're
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From this reading It's fine hanging around the camp-fire after it's died down, but they're pretty sure to chase you off to bed if you do that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
at the time that
From this reading I guess I knew how Skinny felt when he scooted off, because after camp-fire I felt just that same way myself.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
WINTON
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TELLS ABOUT MY TALK WITH BERT WINTON Believe _me_, that was _some_ night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't know how it feels to win the gold cross, and I guess I never will either, but just the same, after camp-fire that night, I just felt as if I wanted to go and be by myself--I can't tell you why.
