used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
a youthful male person
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not intentionally," replied George, "but I swiped one!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
CODEnounUS /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did they leave one of the searchlights?"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't want them to know that we have it."
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Not intentionally," replied George, "but I swiped one!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We don't want them to know that we have it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
intentionallyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtenʃənəli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading "Not intentionally," replied George, "but I swiped one!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We don't want them to know that we have it."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We don't want them to know that we have it."
go away from a place
From this reading Did they leave one of the searchlights?"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
MORSEnounUS /mɔːrs/
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
mustn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not intentionally," replied George, "but I swiped one!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did they leave one of the searchlights?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not intentionally," replied George, "but I swiped one!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
searchlightsnounUS /ˈsɜːrtʃlaɪts/
plural of “searchlight” — a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
From this reading Did they leave one of the searchlights?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
swipedverbUS /swaɪpt/
past form of “swipe” — strike with a swiping motion
From this reading "Not intentionally," replied George, "but I swiped one!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We don't want them to know that we have it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We don't want them to know that we have it."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did they leave one of the searchlights?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "We don't want them to know that we have it."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, we mustn't show a light until they get some distance away!" advised Sandy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MORSE CODE "And this," said Sandy, as the great stone began to render the atmosphere of the place close and unpleasant, "is what I call a fine little Boy Scout excursion!
