aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
at or in the front
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
Aleck
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From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
(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 Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
ClevelandnounUS /ˈkliːvlənd/
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
Cleveland'snounUS /ˈkliːvləndz/
possessive form of “cleveland” — the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
don't
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From this reading "S'posin'," said Jimkin the Wise, "s'posin' we don't go in the cars.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
I've
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From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
it'll
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From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
Jimkin
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From this reading "S'posin'," said Jimkin the Wise, "s'posin' we don't go in the cars.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
lake'snounUS /leɪks/
possessive form of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
go away from a place
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
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 see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
let's
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From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "THE YOUNGSTER'S" PLAN.
S'posin
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From this reading "S'posin'," said Jimkin the Wise, "s'posin' we don't go in the cars.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
seventy-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈsevəntifaɪv/
being five more than seventy
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
skatenounUS /skeɪt/
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
carry out
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE YOUNGSTER'S" PLAN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Cleveland's on the lake, and the lake's all ice; let's skate down to uncle's!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
at the time that
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "S'posin'," said Jimkin the Wise, "s'posin' we don't go in the cars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, if we go to Cleveland in the cars and take our things with us, it'll cost us twenty-five dollars or more, and leave us almost nothing to get started with there."
but in spite of that
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see," said Aleck, "though I've about seventy-five dollars ahead, yet when we have bought what we shall need, there will not be more than forty dollars left.
YOUNGSTER'SnounUS /ˈjʌŋstərz/
possessive form of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "THE YOUNGSTER'S" PLAN.
