used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
(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 The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
any thing at all
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
cansnounUS /kænz/
plural of “can” — airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Just give us a chance to get those films developed."
couldn't
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From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading Just give us a chance to get those films developed."
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
filmsnounUS /fɪlmz/
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Just give us a chance to get those films developed."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Just give us a chance to get those films developed."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, they'll turn up," the sheriff said; "and they'll _go_ up, too.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
and nothing more
From this reading Just give us a chance to get those films developed."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
the force of workers available
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, they'll turn up," the sheriff said; "and they'll _go_ up, too.
OzonenounUS /ˈoʊzoʊn/
a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
Pee-wee
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From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
RAILROADINGnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊdɪŋ/
the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, they'll turn up," the sheriff said; "and they'll _go_ up, too.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading "Oh, they'll turn up," the sheriff said; "and they'll _go_ up, too.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
in or at that place or location
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
they'd
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From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
they'll
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From this reading "Oh, they'll turn up," the sheriff said; "and they'll _go_ up, too.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Just give us a chance to get those films developed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, they'll turn up," the sheriff said; "and they'll _go_ up, too.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just give us a chance to get those films developed."
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
wasn't
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From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
at the time that
From this reading RAILROADING When we got to the Ozone Valley station, there wasn't anything there, but the ozone and a couple of milk cans.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The men searched all around in the woods and under the freight platform, but they couldn't find the two fellows.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you get discouraged," Pee-wee told them; "often I couldn't find things and then later they'd turn up."
