used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
react verbally
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
any person at all
From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?
any thing at all
From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?
BabenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
Billee
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From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
cowboy'snounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/
possessive form of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
earpiecenounUS /ˈɪrpis/
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
enlightenedadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənd/
having knowledge and spiritual insight
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
Merkel
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From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
others
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From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?
in the near future
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Anything suspicious?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
transmitternounUS /trænˈsmɪtər/
someone who transmits a message
From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
uncomprehendingadjective
lacking understanding
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
a message informing of danger
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
at the time that
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
