used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So now I’ll tell you about the signal.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But we hadn’t any so this is the way we did.
for the reason that
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
the act of burning something
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we hadn’t any so this is the way we did.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But we hadn’t any so this is the way we did.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
start firing a weapon
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
hadn't
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From this reading But we hadn’t any so this is the way we did.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
I'll
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From this reading So now I’ll tell you about the signal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But we hadn’t any so this is the way we did.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So now I’ll tell you about the signal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
and nothing more
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading So now I’ll tell you about the signal.
smudgenounUS /smʌdʒ/
a smoky fire to drive away insects
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So now I’ll tell you about the signal.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
express in words
From this reading So now I’ll tell you about the signal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But we hadn’t any so this is the way we did.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
the upper part of anything
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason that I ended that chapter was because I had to go to supper.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But we hadn’t any so this is the way we did.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After the fire was burning up we piled some of the damp grass and stuff on top of it and that made a smudge that went way up in the air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If we had only had a tin can with some kind of a cover to lay over it, it would have been easy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So now I’ll tell you about the signal.
