used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
anew
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
boomverbUS /buːm/
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
Club'snounUS /klʌbz/
possessive form of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
dearly loved
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You really ought to find some sort of a nursemaid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
immediately past
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
LOUISE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
engage in
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
nursemaidnoun
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading You really ought to find some sort of a nursemaid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You really ought to find some sort of a nursemaid.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You really ought to find some sort of a nursemaid.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading You really ought to find some sort of a nursemaid.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You really ought to find some sort of a nursemaid.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading You really ought to find some sort of a nursemaid.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
TacomanounUS /təˈkoʊmɑː/
a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have to hunt up a boom near there, and am taking a little crowd along for company.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "DEAR LOUISE:— "I am sorry, but business kept me in town again last night, and I am on my way now to Tacoma.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would stop off half an hour to see you, but must make the most of this wind.
YachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We will look in on the Yacht Club’s dance and I wish you were coming.
