used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
(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 "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
any thing at all
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
AthleticsnounUS /æθˈletɪks/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We've been thinking over a plan," Dick continued.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "We've been thinking over a plan," Dick continued.
Dave
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From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It has something to do with athletics, then!" guessed the submaster.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "It has something to do with athletics, then!" guessed the submaster.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has something to do with athletics, then!" guessed the submaster.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It has something to do with athletics, then!" guessed the submaster.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Yes, sir," nodded Dave.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We've been thinking over a plan," Dick continued.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "We've been thinking over a plan," Dick continued.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," nodded Dave.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "It has something to do with athletics, then!" guessed the submaster.
submaster
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From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It has something to do with athletics, then!" guessed the submaster.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "We've been thinking over a plan," Dick continued.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
We've
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From this reading "We've been thinking over a plan," Dick continued.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "All right---anything to please you," laughed the submaster, looking at Dick and Dave as they came up to him in the yard at recess.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," nodded Dave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Leading the Town to Athletics "Mr. Morton, we want a little word with you."
