used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
(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 "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Good-bye, Elmer, and you, too, Rooster!"
ANTWERPnounUS /ˈæntwərp/
a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460
From this reading ON THE STREETS OF ANTWERP.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
for the reason that
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
BelgiansnounUS /ˈbeldʒənz/
plural of “belgian” — a native or inhabitant of Belgium
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
terminate
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
cablenounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
Elmer
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From this reading "Good-bye, Elmer, and you, too, Rooster!"
else
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From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
enduringadjectiveUS /enˈdjʊrɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, Elmer, and you, too, Rooster!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
he's
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From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
It's
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From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
and nothing more
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
MotorcyclenounUS /ˈmoʊtərsaɪkəl/
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE STREETS OF ANTWERP.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE STREETS OF ANTWERP.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
RoosternounUS /ˈruːstər/
adult male chicken
From this reading "Good-bye, Elmer, and you, too, Rooster!"
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading ON THE STREETS OF ANTWERP.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
a state of acute pain
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
carry out
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE STREETS OF ANTWERP.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Good-bye, Elmer, and you, too, Rooster!"
undergoverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/
pass through
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
we've
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From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
at the time that
From this reading "It's too bad we have to hurry home, and break up the Big Five Motorcycle Boys' combination, just when we've been having such royal good times over in the country of the Great War!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And Rooster here chose to go along with you, because he's got such a tender chicken heart he just hates to see all the misery and suffering these poor Belgians are enduring."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good-bye, Elmer, and you, too, Rooster!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But there was nothing else to do, Elmer, when you got that cable message telling you to take the first steamer home, as your mother was about to undergo an operation, and wanted to see you first."
