used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “I don’t blame you,” Warde said.
BrentnounUS /brent/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t blame you,” Warde said.
one or the other of two
From this reading “No, they won’t either,” Brent told him.
FAVORITEnounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
the act of departing
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
Greenvale
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From this reading “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
Hervey
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From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, they won’t either,” Brent told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t blame you,” Warde said.
I'm
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From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, they won’t either,” Brent told him.
and nothing more
From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
OUTDOORadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtdɔːr/
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
Pee-wee
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From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
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 “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t blame you,” Warde said.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
sodanounUS /ˈsoʊdə/
a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
express in words
From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, they won’t either,” Brent told him.
They'll
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From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “No, they won’t either,” Brent told him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
Warde
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From this reading “I don’t blame you,” Warde said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OUR FAVORITE OUTDOOR SPORT “_Absolutely, positively_, I’m going to get a soda the next place we come to,” Pee-wee shouted.
we're
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From this reading “The next place is Greenvale,” Brent said, “and absolutely, positively, we’re going to ’phone from there.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “They’ll only tell us to come in, come in wherever we are,” Hervey said.
won't
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From this reading “No, they won’t either,” Brent told him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t blame you,” Warde said.