used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
BabbittsnounUS /ˈbæbəts/
plural of “babbitt” — an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
elevatorsnounUS /ˈeləveɪtərz/
plural of “elevator” — lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
embroideringverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərɪŋ/
-ing form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
Ford'snounUS /fɔːrdz/
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
grippenoun
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
how
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From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
I'd
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From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
come together
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
the force of workers available
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
moling
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From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
MOLLYnounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
O'Mally
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From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
be seated
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
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 MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
Tony
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From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Babbitts kept in close touch with him, for he had the promise of being along when they made the inspection of the offices.
trackingnounUS /ˈtrækɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading There was nothing to do but sit in my little hole by the elevators, passing the time with a novel and the tray cloth I was embroidering.
TroopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
at the time that
From this reading At night, when Himself and I’d meet up, I’d hear from him how O’Mally was getting on in _his_ tunnel.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading It took some days to arrange for that and while O’Mally was laying his wires for a midnight search, his men were tracking back over Tony Ford’s trail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MOLLY TELLS THE STORY For the next few days my moling was stopped—Troop was down with grippe and a substitute in his place.
