used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
Crusoe
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From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yes, I do!" suddenly exclaimed Laddie.
EARRINGSnounUS /ˈɪrɪŋz/
plural of “earring” — jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Yes, I do!" suddenly exclaimed Laddie.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know a riddle about that Robinson Crusoe man.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
and nothing more
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know a riddle about that Robinson Crusoe man.
Laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
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 THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
not any; not one
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
the middle of the day
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/
pierce with many holes
From this reading "I know a riddle about that Robinson Crusoe man.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Yes, I do!" suddenly exclaimed Laddie.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
VinounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It seemed terrible to the Bunker twins to have money to spend and no way to spend it.
(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 THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They might just as well have been on a desert island, like that man Robinson Crusoe about whom Rose read to them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE EARRINGS The twins got out of the cut between the two hills after a time, and then it _was_ long past noon and Laddie was hungry as well as Vi.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I do!" suddenly exclaimed Laddie.
