used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
anew
From this reading "They're off again," said Grace plaintively.
(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 "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
depletedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpliːtɪd/
no longer sufficient
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
don't
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From this reading "Tell us something we don't know," Frank retorted.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Tell us something we don't know," Frank retorted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "They're off again," said Grace plaintively.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
hampersnounUS /ˈhæmpərz/
plural of “hamper” — a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
I'll
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From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
It's
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From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Tell us something we don't know," Frank retorted.
LARKnounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "They're off again," said Grace plaintively.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
plaintivelyadverbUS /ˈpleɪntaɪvli/
in a plaintive manner
From this reading "They're off again," said Grace plaintively.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
repacked
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From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Tell us something we don't know," Frank retorted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They're off again," said Grace plaintively.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Tell us something we don't know," Frank retorted.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
express in words
From this reading "Tell us something we don't know," Frank retorted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
They're
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From this reading "They're off again," said Grace plaintively.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us something we don't know," Frank retorted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
at the time that
From this reading "Gee, it's been a fine experience and all, but, believe me, I'll be glad when the call comes for action."
in or at the place that
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LARK IN THE OPEN "Well, where do we go from here, boys?" asked Allen, lazily stretching out on the grass with a convenient, raised bank of moss for a pillow, while the girls repacked the depleted hampers.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "It's such a wonderful day, and camp was never like this."
