used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DANGEROUS GAME.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
aeroplanes
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From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
anew
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
lacking funds
From this reading Jimmie broke in.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading A DANGEROUS GAME.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
take in solid food
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A DANGEROUS GAME.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
Jimmie
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From this reading Jimmie broke in.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
smuggler'snounUS /ˈsmʌɡlərz/
possessive form of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
express in words
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
in or at the place that
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I want to get somewhere where I can lay down and sleep, and get up and eat, and go back and sleep, and get up and eat again, without being interrupted!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll tell you my idea of the situation in about one minute!”
you'll
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From this reading “If you follow my advice, you’ll get into the aeroplanes and get away from this old smuggler’s den.
