Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

(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 He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

for the reason that

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

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From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading "It has one store three or four now," I said.

a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

From this reading Gee whiz, how could _we_ tell?

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It has one store three or four now," I said.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

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From this reading Gee whiz, how could _we_ tell?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

roused to anger

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "It has one store three or four now," I said.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

on one occasion

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

and nothing more

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "It has one store three or four now," I said.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

precisely, exactly

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

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From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

express in words

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading "It has one store three or four now," I said.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

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From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

in or at the place that

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

during the time that

From this reading He got kind of mad at that, because that was the town right there, and all the while we didn't know it.

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

From this reading Gee whiz, how could _we_ tell?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading ON TO SKIDDYUNK I didn't want him to ask us any more questions, so I said I guessed we'd go and look for the town if he would tell us where we could find it.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading He said some day that town would be as big as Skiddyunk and that once upon a time New York had only one store, too.