used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Get a move on your mind, and look back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
biplanenounUS /ˈbaɪpleɪn/
old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
Carberry
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From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
cronynounUS /ˈkroʊni/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
ElephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
else
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From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get a move on your mind, and look back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
Hollingshead
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From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
it's
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From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
Larry
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From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
immediately past
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Get a move on your mind, and look back.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Get a move on your mind, and look back.
monoplanenounUS /ˈmɑːnəpleɪn/
an airplane with a single wing
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Get a move on your mind, and look back.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
no person; not anyone
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Get a move on your mind, and look back.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
ShucksnounUS /ʃʌks/
something of little value
From this reading "Shucks! stir up your think-box, Elephant.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
move an implement through
From this reading "Shucks! stir up your think-box, Elephant.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
that's
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From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
think-box
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From this reading "Shucks! stir up your think-box, Elephant.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Shucks! stir up your think-box, Elephant.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading So that's why I thought it must be Percy Carberry and his crony, Sandy Hollingshead."
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you, Elephant, it's the Bird boys, and nobody else!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shucks! stir up your think-box, Elephant.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "But they had a monoplane last summer, Larry; and you can see for yourself it's a biplane out yonder over the lake.
