used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
(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 mean when it’s all written it will be the first one I wrote in a long time.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
ApprovalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I mean when it’s all written it will be the first one I wrote in a long time.
for the reason that
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
Blakeley
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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
a youthful male person
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
charredverbUS /tʃɑːrd/
inflected form of “char” — burn to charcoal
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
etc
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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
every person
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
haven't
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HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
it's
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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 Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
engage in
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean when it’s all written it will be the first one I wrote in a long time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
needn't
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From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I mean when it’s all written it will be the first one I wrote in a long time.
and nothing more
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
Pee-Wee
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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
Roy
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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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Slade
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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
required or under orders
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
That's
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From this reading That’s because my fountain pen got broken on account of stirring coffee with it in camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
male cat
From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
Westy
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From this reading Author of the Tom Slade Books, the Roy Blakeley Books, the Pee-Wee Harris Books, Westy Martin, etc.
at the time that
From this reading I mean when it’s all written it will be the first one I wrote in a long time.
whittledverbUS /ˈwɪtəld/
past form of “whittle” — cut small bits or pare shavings from
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I mean when it’s all written it will be the first one I wrote in a long time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
produce a literary work
From this reading Pee-wee Harris said that needn’t make any difference because a scout is supposed to be able to write with a charred stick whittled to a point.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
but in spite of that
From this reading Published with the Approval of the Boy Scouts of America Made in the United States of America Hello, everybody, this is the first story I wrote in a long time, only I haven’t written it yet.
