used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GETTING A JOB "Now, why in the world didn't he tell me what he wanted of me, instead of keeping me guessing?" thought Nat, as he made his way back to the dock where Mr. Miller was working.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GETTING A JOB "Now, why in the world didn't he tell me what he wanted of me, instead of keeping me guessing?" thought Nat, as he made his way back to the dock where Mr. Miller was working.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading GETTING A JOB "Now, why in the world didn't he tell me what he wanted of me, instead of keeping me guessing?" thought Nat, as he made his way back to the dock where Mr. Miller was working.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I wonder what it can be?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe I'd take it.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Maybe he wants to give me a reward," the boy went on musingly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I wonder what it can be?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he wanted to thank me he could just as well have done it now as to-morrow.
didn't
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From this reading GETTING A JOB "Now, why in the world didn't he tell me what he wanted of me, instead of keeping me guessing?" thought Nat, as he made his way back to the dock where Mr. Miller was working.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
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don't
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If he wanted to thank me he could just as well have done it now as to-morrow.
the act of acquiring something
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Maybe he wants to give me a reward," the boy went on musingly.
guessingnounUS /ˈɡesɪŋ/
an estimate based on little or no information
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he wanted to thank me he could just as well have done it now as to-morrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what it can be?
I'd
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on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he wanted to thank me he could just as well have done it now as to-morrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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in place of, or as an alternative to
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder what it can be?
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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and nothing more
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conformity or harmony
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produced by a manufacturing process
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by chance
From this reading "Maybe he wants to give me a reward," the boy went on musingly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
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a form of address for a man
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musinglyadverb
in a reflective manner
From this reading "Maybe he wants to give me a reward," the boy went on musingly.
Nat
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading "Maybe he wants to give me a reward," the boy went on musingly.
carry out
From this reading "I don't believe I'd take it.
express in words
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express gratitude or show appreciation to
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-morrow
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From this reading If he wanted to thank me he could just as well have done it now as to-morrow.
desired or wished for or sought
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plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Maybe he wants to give me a reward," the boy went on musingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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how something is done or how it happens
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Maybe he wants to give me a reward," the boy went on musingly.
used to ask for information about something
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in or at the place that
From this reading GETTING A JOB "Now, why in the world didn't he tell me what he wanted of me, instead of keeping me guessing?" thought Nat, as he made his way back to the dock where Mr. Miller was working.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading GETTING A JOB "Now, why in the world didn't he tell me what he wanted of me, instead of keeping me guessing?" thought Nat, as he made his way back to the dock where Mr. Miller was working.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder what it can be?
actively engaged in paid work
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everything that exists anywhere
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