used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
(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 “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Every kind of a turn is a good one,” Hervey called back.
for the reason that
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Every kind of a turn is a good one,” Hervey called back.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
couldn't
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From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every kind of a turn is a good one,” Hervey called back.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mr. Warren said, “The last turn is a good turn.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
Hervey
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From this reading “Every kind of a turn is a good one,” Hervey called back.
HIKEnounUS /haɪk/
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Warren said, “The last turn is a good turn.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Every kind of a turn is a good one,” Hervey called back.
immediately past
From this reading Mr. Warren said, “The last turn is a good turn.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
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 END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Warren said, “The last turn is a good turn.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Every kind of a turn is a good one,” Hervey called back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every kind of a turn is a good one,” Hervey called back.
and nothing more
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
Pee-wee
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From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
That's
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From this reading “That’s better than following a crazy leader,” Pee-wee said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
They're
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From this reading “They’re all better than each other, only some are more so,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Mr. Warren said, “The last turn is a good turn.”
WarrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Mr. Warren said, “The last turn is a good turn.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE END OUR HIKE That was the long way around to Temple Camp, but we couldn’t help it, because we had to follow the road.
