used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at dawn they awoke and held council.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading And at dawn they awoke and held council.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What will we call her now?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
ConferencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfərəns/
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading And at dawn they awoke and held council.
the first light of day
From this reading And at dawn they awoke and held council.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
G-Mannoun
a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And at dawn they awoke and held council.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What will we call her now?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
immediately past
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What will we call her now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
seven-thirty
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From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
Stan
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From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at dawn they awoke and held council.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “The village stores open about seven-thirty or so, John,” Stan said as they ate a hearty breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
(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 Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will we call her now?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will we call her now?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conference with a G-Man It was well after midnight before the two boys turned in for the night, setting their alarm clock to ring at daybreak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You go for the paint while I get out that small can of black paint we had left from the last job and mark out a new name.
