used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
(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 HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
awardnounUS /əˈwɔːrd/
a grant made by a law court
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
chasmnounUS /ˈkæzəm/
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading United we stand, divided one of us goes home.”
doesn't
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From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
DubverbUS /dʌb/
give a nickname to
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading United we stand, divided one of us goes home.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
Hey
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From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading United we stand, divided one of us goes home.”
ten 10s
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
let's
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From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I said, “Well, then, that settles it, we’re out of luck.
MAKERnounUS /ˈmeɪkər/
a person who makes things
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
movienounUS /ˈmuːvi/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I said, “Well, then, that settles it, we’re out of luck.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
RotaryadjectiveUS /ˈroʊtəri/
relating to or characterized by rotation
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
scoutingnounUS /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
settlesnounUS /ˈsetəlz/
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading I said, “Well, then, that settles it, we’re out of luck.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
be standing; be upright
From this reading United we stand, divided one of us goes home.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said, “Well, then, that settles it, we’re out of luck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I said, “Well, then, that settles it, we’re out of luck.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
up to a particular time
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dub said, “Never mind, let’s go back to the chasm and see those movie people.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading United we stand, divided one of us goes home.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading United we stand, divided one of us goes home.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading United we stand, divided one of us goes home.”
we're
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From this reading I said, “Well, then, that settles it, we’re out of luck.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I said, “Well, then, that settles it, we’re out of luck.
an affirmative
From this reading He said, “Yes, but it doesn’t come till the end of the season in the canoe races.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HERO MAKER All of a sudden I had an idea and I turned around and said, “Hey, Scout Harris, you know so much about scouting, is the Rotary Club award for one hundred dollars?”
