used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And that was about all his assignments now amounted to.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
(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 And that was about all his assignments now amounted to.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
amountedverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪd/
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading And that was about all his assignments now amounted to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
aplenty
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From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
assignmentsnounUS /əˈsaɪnmənts/
plural of “assignment” — a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
CaterpillarnounUS /ˈkætəpɪlər/
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
colorlessadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərləs/
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
moving swiftly
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
set up or found
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And that was about all his assignments now amounted to.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/
possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
JoinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
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 The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
and nothing more
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And that was about all his assignments now amounted to.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was about all his assignments now amounted to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And that was about all his assignments now amounted to.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
precisely as stated
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Jimmy Joins the Caterpillar Club For many weeks after Jimmy’s return from this trip he found life tame and colorless, although he was busy enough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were flying assignments aplenty; but Jimmy found them very ordinary experiences.
at the time that
From this reading The day had long since passed when Jimmy could get a thrill merely by making a flight in the air.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading One of the first of these flying assignments was a commission to hunt for a lost yacht.
