used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "It will be enough to buy mother a home!" said Glen.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
ColonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "It will be enough to buy mother a home!" said Glen.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading "It will be enough to buy mother a home!" said Glen.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It will be enough to buy mother a home!" said Glen.
how
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From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
I'm
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From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will be enough to buy mother a home!" said Glen.
It's
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From this reading "It's a sure thing now," said Spencer.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "It will be enough to buy mother a home!" said Glen.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It's a sure thing now," said Spencer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
optionsnounUS /ˈɑːpʃənz/
plural of “option” — the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
organizeverbUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/
create (as an entity)
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's a sure thing now," said Spencer.
have in common
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
SpencernounUS /ˈspensər/
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading "It's a sure thing now," said Spencer.
make steady
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
not in physical motion
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "It's a sure thing now," said Spencer.
express in words
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
a special situation
From this reading "It's a sure thing now," said Spencer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I must get to town and arrange to close up those options and organize the Buffalo Lake Summer Colony.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT BECAME OF THEM The morning of the fourth day found the water still flowing into the lake in a steady stream.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be enough to buy mother a home!" said Glen.
won't
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From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm not going to tell you how much I expect to clear on this deal, but your share won't be less than a thousand dollars."
