used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
Alan
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From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
a quantity of money
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
awkwardlyadverbUS /ˈɔːkwərdli/
in an awkward manner
From this reading "Have," retorted Gus, pulling up his team awkwardly.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
CALCULATIONnounUS /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
can't
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From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
casksnounUS /kæsks/
plural of “cask” — the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
ERRORnounUS /ˈerər/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
GusnounUS /ɡʌs/
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
It's
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From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
and nothing more
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
meself
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From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
in motion
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
Ned
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From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "Have," retorted Gus, pulling up his team awkwardly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Have," retorted Gus, pulling up his team awkwardly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
up to a particular time
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
tortillasnounUS /ˌtɔːrˈtiːəz/
plural of “tortilla” — thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
tramp's
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From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
unshavenadjectiveUS /ənˈʃeɪvən/
not shaved
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ERROR IN CALCULATION While Buck was busy getting his wagons and horses and water casks ready the next morning the boys were not surprised to see Gus, the tramp, drive up just after breakfast with the moving team.
wrappin
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From this reading "It's me wrappin' meself around tortillas till I feel like a bag o' corn meal."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you had breakfast?" asked Alan by way of a greeting.
you've
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From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I can't see that you've spent any great amount of that five dollars on yourself," interrupted Ned, noticing the tramp's unshaven face and the still visible traces of coal smoke.
