(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
(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 "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
react verbally
From this reading "We've just _got_ to stand it, Floyd," was the brave answer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
have
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "We've just _got_ to stand it, Floyd," was the brave answer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
CAPTIVESnounUS /ˈkæptɪvz/
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
Floyd
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From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've just _got_ to stand it, Floyd," was the brave answer.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
and nothing more
From this reading "We've just _got_ to stand it, Floyd," was the brave answer.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, I can stand it all right--I really don't mind.
RosemarynounUS /ˈroʊzmeri/
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
be standing; be upright
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We've just _got_ to stand it, Floyd," was the brave answer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Help must come to us, and we must bear up until it does come."
We've
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From this reading "We've just _got_ to stand it, Floyd," was the brave answer.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
Yaquis
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From this reading Floyd put this question to his sister as the weary captives were urged along the trail by the Yaquis.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WEARY CAPTIVES "Rosemary, are you able to stand it?"
