used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
boyth
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From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
CUSTARDnounUS /ˈkʌstərd/
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
dearly loved
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
recognizable; marked
From this reading They've decided upon something."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Just see how fast they're going.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
the act of departing
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
Harriet
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From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
HazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
how
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From this reading "Just see how fast they're going.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
I've
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From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just see how fast they're going.
jutht
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From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
lisped
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From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
engage in
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
MARGERY
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From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
on one occasion
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Just see how fast they're going.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They've decided upon something."
in the near future
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
There's
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From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
they're
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From this reading "Just see how fast they're going.
They've
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From this reading They've decided upon something."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
Tommy
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From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They've decided upon something."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They're going back to their camp, but I've an idea they're going to come over soon," guessed Hazel, "and make a regular search for us."
precisely as stated
From this reading "There's nothing very uncertain, in their own minds," laughed Harriet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading MARGERY MAKES A CUSTARD "Oh, dear, but I jutht _do_ wonder what the boyth are going to do!" lisped Tommy, as the motor boat started once more on its travels.
