used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
anecdotenounUS /ˈænəkdoʊt/
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
compendiumnounUS /kəmˈpendiəm/
a publication containing a variety of works
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He will make his mark some day.”
at any time
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
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From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
He's
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From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
instructionnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
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 “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
Lorimer
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From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
engage in
From this reading He will make his mark some day.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading He will make his mark some day.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
RutlandnounUS /ˈrʌtlənd/
a town in central Vermont
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He will make his mark some day.”
make square
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
squibnoun
firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “He is more of a squib than ever,” laughed Colonel Rutland.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I always told you, Rutland, that that boy hadn’t got his square head for nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “He’s a walking compendium of instruction, information, and anecdote,” added Mr. Lorimer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will make his mark some day.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you he was too good company to be left at home.”
