ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
(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 I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
any thing at all
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I don't want to go back yet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
couldn't
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From this reading And now I couldn't even do that.
didn't
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And now I couldn't even do that.
don't
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From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
divisible by two
From this reading And now I couldn't even do that.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
and nothing more
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to 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 just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
Let's
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From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I couldn't even do that.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
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 STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now I couldn't even do that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE STRANGE FIGURE I didn't want to see them and I didn't want to hear anything more.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I don't want to talk to them," I said; "Let's row along the north shore and go home the long way.
Westy
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From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I just said, "I knew it," to Westy, but all the while I knew I had been hoping all to myself.
but in spite of that
From this reading I don't want to go back yet.
