used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
any thing at all
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
Barnes
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From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Won’t you walk a bit with me?”
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don’t know but what I will,” answered the other.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know but what I will,” answered the other.
dress-suit
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From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
the act of departing
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
haven't
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From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know but what I will,” answered the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know but what I will,” answered the other.
staying power
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Won’t you walk a bit with me?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
on one occasion
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I don’t know but what I will,” answered the other.
PattennounUS /ˈpætən/
footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
PRODIGALnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
querynounUS /ˈkwiːri/
an instance of questioning
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “I haven’t anything but a dress-suit case, and I feel like stretching my legs.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Won’t you walk a bit with me?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t know but what I will,” answered the other.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I don’t know but what I will,” answered the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
Won't
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From this reading “Won’t you walk a bit with me?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A YOUNG PRODIGAL COMES HOME Once upon the platform, Van Patten looked around with the query, “Which way you going?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Up your way,” answered Barnes, nodding in the direction of the brick house.
