used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Scout Cook said, “Are you going straight back to camp?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
didn't
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From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
take in solid food
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
the act of departing
From this reading Scout Cook said, “Are you going straight back to camp?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
Hervey
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From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
how
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From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
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 WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
ouncenounUS /aʊns/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
potatonounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
RavensnounUS /ˈreɪvənz/
plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
ravingnounUS /ˈreɪvɪŋ/
declaiming wildly
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Scout Cook said, “Are you going straight back to camp?”
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Scout Cook said, “Are you going straight back to camp?”
scoutingnounUS /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
scoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Scout Cook said, “Are you going straight back to camp?”
carry out
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
tenderfootnoun
an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We let him keep one potato and about an ounce of meat to take back to camp for evidence to show to the raving Ravens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
we're
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From this reading “Not straight,” Hervey said, “but we’re on our way there.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After that we felt pretty good so we sprawled around and rested a while.
Willie
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From this reading WE SEE A HOUSE So then Willie Cook cooked his meat and potatoes and as long as he was a tenderfoot and didn’t know much about scouting we showed him how scouts eat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Scout Cook said, “Are you going straight back to camp?”
