the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
BrentnounUS /brent/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “Well, let’s not forget to do it,” Brent said.
Brookside
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, “We can telephone when we get to Brookside.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I said, “We can telephone when we get to Brookside.”
CENTSnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
Dawson'snounUS /ˈdɔːsənz/
possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, let’s not forget to do it,” Brent said.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Well, let’s not forget to do it,” Brent said.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I said, “We can telephone when we get to Brookside.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
the act of departing
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
hikenounUS /haɪk/
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, “We can telephone when we get to Brookside.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
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 THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
let's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let’s not forget to do it,” Brent said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, let’s not forget to do it,” Brent said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
outletnounUS /ˈaʊtlet/
a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The right name of the outlet is Dawson’s Creek, but we always call it the outlet.
rowingnounUS /ˈroʊɪŋ/
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
having a supporting base
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
THIRTY-FOURadjective
being four more than thirty
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
Warde
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THIRTY-FOUR CENTS We left him standing near the tree and started rowing through the outlet.
(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 “Well, let’s not forget to do it,” Brent said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By that time it was late in the afternoon, and Warde said if we were going to hike around the way the girls had said we ought to telephone to camp.
at the time that
From this reading I said, “We can telephone when we get to Brookside.”
