used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “That’s so,” answered Geof.
any thing at all
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
aëronautics
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From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
conspiratorsnounUS /kənˈspɪrətərz/
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading And so the conspirators set to work.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
don't
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From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
Ernie
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From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
usually; as a rule
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
Geof
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From this reading “That’s so,” answered Geof.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
a room where books are kept
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
engage in
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
pamphletnounUS /ˈpæmflət/
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
ransackedadjectiveUS /ˈrænsækt/
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And so the conspirators set to work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That’s so,” answered Geof.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
express in words
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
That's
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From this reading “That’s so,” answered Geof.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
a special situation
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And if we don’t succeed,” says Ernie, “nobody need know anything about it.”
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For a week they ransacked father’s library, reading up on aëronautics generally, studying every pamphlet and authority they could lay their hands on.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading And so the conspirators set to work.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ll have to do a lot of hard studying and thinking, and we’ll keep the thing a deadly secret;—but I tell you, if we do make it go, _it will be worth while_!”
