(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 Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
apprehensiveadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
quick to understand
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “But why is he coming back?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
boded
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From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why is he coming back?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
exchangingverbUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “exchange” — give to, and receive from, one another
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
communicated in words
From this reading Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
he'll
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From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Maybe this is Noddy now!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe this is Noddy now!”
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
NixonnounUS /ˈnɪksən/
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
not any; not one
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
Noddy
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From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Maybe this is Noddy now!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
POSSEnounUS /ˈpɑːsi/
a temporary police force
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
TinnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɪni/
of or containing tin
From this reading Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If it is he’ll find us ready for him!” said Jerry grimly.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
at the time that
From this reading Tinny expressed the thought of all when he said:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “But why is he coming back?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE POSSE With apprehensive faces, and yet exchanging looks which boded no good to Noddy Nixon if this should be his wagon coming along the road, the Motor Boys in silence gazed at each other.
