used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
ain't
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From this reading "Eight little boy scouts, Glad there ain't eleven.
(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 wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading One of them fell backward, Then there were seven."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Eight little boy scouts, Glad there ain't eleven.
being one more than seven
From this reading "Eight little boy scouts, Glad there ain't eleven.
being one more than ten
From this reading "Eight little boy scouts, Glad there ain't eleven.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading One of them fell backward, Then there were seven."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Eight little boy scouts, Glad there ain't eleven.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
hey
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From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
how
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From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
engage in
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them fell backward, Then there were seven."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
scoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "Eight little boy scouts, Glad there ain't eleven.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading One of them fell backward, Then there were seven."
be seated
From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them fell backward, Then there were seven."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One of them fell backward, Then there were seven."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Eight little boy scouts, Glad there ain't eleven.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
they'd
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From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
the upper part of anything
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
literature in metrical form
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP We liked that verse so much that we made another one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of them fell backward, Then there were seven."
Westy
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From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder how much they'd pay us to sit here all the time?"
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
the words that are spoken
From this reading Westy said, "If they have a row of wooden scouts up here with the words _always on top_ underneath, that will make a good ad, hey?
