used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
anew
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
(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 Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
for the reason that
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
CommissarynounUS /ˈkɑːməseri/
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
the act of departing
From this reading “What’s the use just going around and around the lake all the time?” he shouted.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
HARRISnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s the use just going around and around the lake all the time?” he shouted.
hikenounUS /haɪk/
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
how
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From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
and nothing more
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
a narrow way or road
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
merry-go-roundnounUS /ˈmeriɡoʊraʊnd/
a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
and nothing more
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
a course of conduct
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
Pee-wee
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From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
SCOUTnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
ShacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “What’s the use just going around and around the lake all the time?” he shouted.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
that's
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From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
a special situation
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What’s the use just going around and around the lake all the time?” he shouted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
the act of using
From this reading “What’s the use just going around and around the lake all the time?” he shouted.
precisely as stated
From this reading “That’s a very good idea,” I told him; “a merry-go-round hike, I never thought of that.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FALL OF SCOUT HARRIS Now this is the way we started.
we'll
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From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
(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 Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
What's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the use just going around and around the lake all the time?” he shouted.
in or at the place that
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We went through Cabin Lane (that’s part of Temple Camp) and passed Commissary Shack and turned into the first path to the left and that’s West Trail, and it goes around the lake through the woods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pee-wee said, “Now it shows how crazy you all are because this trail will bring us right back to where we started, and if we start again we’ll only do the same thing over again, and we might just as well try to get somewhere on a merry-go-round.”
