used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
any person at all
From this reading "Anybody can buy that stuff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask Wharton to make them do your shopping."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some of the men must be going to the Falls.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Anybody can buy that stuff.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Anybody can buy that stuff.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the act of consuming food
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
else
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From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
Freeman'snounUS /ˈfriːmənz/
possessive form of “freeman” — a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the act of departing
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
Laurie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
take the midday meal
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
engage in
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some of the men must be going to the Falls.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Some of the men must be going to the Falls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading Ask Wharton to make them do your shopping."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Anybody can buy that stuff.
tapenounUS /teɪp/
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
Ted'snounUS /tedz/
possessive form of “ted” — a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
TELEPHONEnounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
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 STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Anybody can buy that stuff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ask Wharton to make them do your shopping."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STORY OF THE FIRST TELEPHONE "I am going down to Freeman's Falls this afternoon to get some rubber tape," Ted remarked to Laurie, as the two boys and the tutor were eating a picnic lunch in Ted's cabin one Saturday.
WhartonnounUS /ˈwɔːrtən/
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading Ask Wharton to make them do your shopping."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, make somebody else do your errand and stay here," Laurie begged.
