alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
DeGolyer
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From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
doesn't
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From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading THE TIME WAS DRAWING NEAR.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
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 Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
how's
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From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
I'm
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From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
indicationnounUS /ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
a search for knowledge
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE TIME WAS DRAWING NEAR.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
regainingnounUS /rɪˈɡeɪnɪŋ/
getting something back again
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
carry out
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TIME WAS DRAWING NEAR.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was the first indication that his mind was regaining its health.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE TIME WAS DRAWING NEAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TIME WAS DRAWING NEAR.
(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 Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
at the time that
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And one evening, when he made this inquiry, DeGolyer answered: "He is so much pleased that he doesn't think it will take him quite three months to decide."
WitherspoonnounUS /ˈwɪðərspuːn/
American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One morning, when DeGolyer called at the hospital, young Witherspoon said to him: "You are Hank, and I'm Henry."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Every day George Witherspoon would ask: "Well, how's your peculiar friend getting along?"
