used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
anew
From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
ain't
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From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
(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 "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
CRABBING
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From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
don't
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From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
driftwoodnounUS /ˈdrɪftwʊd/
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
assemble or get together
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
the act of departing
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
I'm
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From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
and nothing more
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
Laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
engage in
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
not any; not one
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
RussnounUS /rʌs/
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
express in words
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
be seated
From this reading "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading GOING CRABBING Russ Bunker looked up at his brother Laddie and smiled.
we're
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From this reading "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
(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, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still he made no move toward helping gather the driftwood for the bungalow they were going to make.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "Say, I'm a pirate, ain't I?" asked Russ, not getting his words just right, though his brother and sisters understood what he meant.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Think we're going to do all the work and have you sit there?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, why don't you help get wood?" asked Laddie again.
