used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
(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 All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
camp-fire
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
didn't
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From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
EllsworthnounUS /ˈelzwərθ/
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
start firing a weapon
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
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
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HOW
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
on condition that; in the event that
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
and nothing more
From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
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 TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading I wasn't listening to the yarns at all.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
a form of address for a man
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
no person; not anyone
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
a course of conduct
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
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 HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All the time I had a funny feeling and I kept looking away from the fire and up the dark path to see if he was coming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
wasn't
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
in or at the place that
From this reading TELLS ABOUT HOW I DID A GOOD TURN That night Mr. Ellsworth wasn't at camp-fire and nobody knew where he was.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading And that night I didn't sleep--I just kind of felt that something was wrong.
yarnsnounUS /jɑːrnz/
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading I wasn't listening to the yarns at all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know what I mean--I could just feel it in the air.
