used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
(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 "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading If my gun would shoot I'd go alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
calmedverbUS /kɑːmd/
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
can't
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From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
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 ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
glumlyadverbUS /ˈɡlʌmli/
in a sullen manner
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading If my gun would shoot I'd go alone."
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
HUSTLEverbUS /ˈhʌsəl/
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
I'd
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From this reading If my gun would shoot I'd go alone."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my gun would shoot I'd go alone."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
engage in
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
minesnounUS /maɪnz/
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my gun would shoot I'd go alone."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
select carefully from a group
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading If my gun would shoot I'd go alone."
spadenounUS /speɪd/
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
spunkyadjectiveUS /ˈspʌŋki/
showing courage
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
stalkedadjectiveUS /stɔːkt/
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
Virgie
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From this reading ANOTHER CALL FOR HUSTLE They calmed Virgie, George stalked out and glumly brought in his brand new pick and spade, and during dinner Harry and Terry tried to explain.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
we've
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From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you make those fellows give you water, then?" demanded the spunky George.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let's all go over there tonight with our guns and open a ditch.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If my gun would shoot I'd go alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, we've got our mines ready, all right," concluded Terry, "but we can't work 'em."
