used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
(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 One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “And I shall be a barber, like my father,” shouted another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
barbernounUS /ˈbɑːrbər/
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading “And I shall be a barber, like my father,” shouted another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
boisterousadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Offero said never a word.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “And I shall be a barber, like my father,” shouted another.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
the act of departing
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “And I shall be a barber, like my father,” shouted another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
the force of workers available
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And I shall be a barber, like my father,” shouted another.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But Offero said never a word.
Offero
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From this reading But Offero said never a word.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
roamverbUS /roʊm/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But Offero said never a word.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
shepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “I shall be a shepherd,” cried one, “and roam the hills all day.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “And I shall be a barber, like my father,” shouted another.
be seated
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One evening, tired from these boisterous games, they all lay sprawled along the hillside, watching the stars come out and talking about the great men they were going to be.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “As for me,” cried a third, “I shall be a wine merchant, and sit at my ease.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But Offero said never a word.
