adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
(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 “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
Benson
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From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
wanted intensely
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did you do with him?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What did you do with him?”
doesn't
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From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
Forbes
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From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What did you do with him?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
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 “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE UPSHOT OF THE WHOLE MATTER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UPSHOT OF THE WHOLE MATTER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
express in words
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
sheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
in the near future
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
express in speech
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UPSHOT OF THE WHOLE MATTER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
UPSHOTnounUS /ˈʌpʃɑːt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE UPSHOT OF THE WHOLE MATTER.
WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did you do with him?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Benson now?” asked Wallace, as soon as he could speak.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE UPSHOT OF THE WHOLE MATTER.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Mr. Newton desired me to say to all of you that he doesn’t wish to be interrupted.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What did you do with him?”
wouldn't
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From this reading “We left him on the beach with the sheriff; but I wouldn’t advise you to go around there,” said Dick, as Wallace handed his bridle to Forbes and moved away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did you do with him?”
