used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
(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 Well, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Well, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
can't
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From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Well, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
don't
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From this reading Well, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
Dunark
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From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
DuQuesne
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From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
destroyed or killed
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
hasn't
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From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
he's
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From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
hunchnounUS /hʌntʃ/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
I'm
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From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
I've
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From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
instrument-maker
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From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
it's
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From this reading Well, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
and nothing more
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
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 It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
MartnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
express in words
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
SetsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
SkylarkverbUS /ˈskaɪlɑːrk/
play boisterously
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think he's gone somewhere, so far away that it can't read on him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Skylark Two Sets Out "Say, Mart, I just got conscious!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It never occurred to me until just now, as Dunark left, that I'm as good an instrument-maker as Dunark is--the same one, in fact--and I've got a hunch.
(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, I don't believe it's out of commission at all.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know that needle on DuQuesne hasn't been working for quite a while?
