used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
(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 The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Frank could understand that his chum was tremendously excited.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME “Oh!
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading But Frank could understand that his chum was tremendously excited.
clothing in general
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Frank could understand that his chum was tremendously excited.
demanding attention
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
erringadjectiveUS /ˈerɪŋ/
capable of making an error
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
everydayadjectiveUS /ˈevriˈdeɪ/
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading But Frank could understand that his chum was tremendously excited.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
forgaveverbUS /fərˈɡeɪv/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank!”
gruelingadjectiveUS /ˈɡruːɪlɪŋ/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
hasteningverbUS /ˈheɪsənɪŋ/
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
and nothing more
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
LankyadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋki/
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME “Oh!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME “Oh!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
phonenounUS /foʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
cut with a saw
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
a male human offspring
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Frank could understand that his chum was tremendously excited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME “Oh!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
tremendouslyadverbUS /trəˈmendəsli/
extremely
From this reading But Frank could understand that his chum was tremendously excited.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But Frank could understand that his chum was tremendously excited.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
precisely as stated
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
victornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was Lanky, dressed in his everyday clothes, and looking very unlike the proud victor of a long, grueling run.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME “Oh!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The three boys had just seen poor Bill taken into his own home, with his mother crying over him, and the father hastening to ’phone for a doctor to come without delay; for they, like all other parents, instantly forgave the erring son when they saw him so terribly injured.
