used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
(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 "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
clamorverbUS /ˈklæmər/
make loud demands
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Why, it was this way," Billy hastened to explain.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
the act of giving
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
GRITnounUS /ɡrɪt/
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading "Why, it was this way," Billy hastened to explain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
how
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From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
JoshverbUS /dʒɑːʃ/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
limpingnounUS /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
engage in
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
patrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
raidersnounUS /ˈreɪdərz/
plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
SCOUTnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
express in words
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, it was this way," Billy hastened to explain.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, it was this way," Billy hastened to explain.
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 "You see I was down by the water cleaning all those fish at the time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Why, it was this way," Billy hastened to explain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
at the time that
From this reading SCOUT GRIT "Tell us how it happened, Billy!" said the patrol leader, when the clamor of excited voices partly died away, giving him a chance to make himself heard.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Guess I must have been pretty much a whole hour at the job.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it was this way," Billy hastened to explain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, what did they do to you, Billy?" demanded Josh, noticing that the other did not seem to be limping, or showing any other signs of having met with rough treatment at the hands of the camp raiders.
