used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
(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 Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “You mean about our coming over here?”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You mean about our coming over here?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
how
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From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean about our coming over here?”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You mean about our coming over here?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
PeddlingnounUS /ˈpedəlɪŋ/
the act of selling goods for a living
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
by chance
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
express in words
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MEETING Peddling back to town, their minds were in the clouds.
at the time that
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
which person or people
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when they thought of the adventure that was in store for them, their hearts swelled with joy and their pulses missed a couple of beats.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Each one was thinking how wonderful it would be to learn to fly, to be a pilot and fly all over the country, perhaps all over the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Paul, who was riding behind, pulled up alongside of his chum, and asked, “Do you think we ought to tell the boys about it?”
