used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
(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 I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
banditsnounUS /ˈbændəts/
plural of “bandit” — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading Listen, it’s bandits!
for the reason that
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
didn't
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don't
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From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
isn't
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it's
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen, it’s bandits!
engage in
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
Pee-wee
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
cut with a saw
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
express in speech
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I crept around to the other side of the place and there isn’t any canvas there at all.
there's
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From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REWARD Pee-wee was so excited he could hardly speak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We don’t have to hurry,” he said, “because nobody saw me--I didn’t make a sound.
in or at the place that
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The top is all covered with brush like you said and underneath there’s a couple of blankets where people sleep.
