used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
after-dinner
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From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
(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 This is all right, and I enjoy it, too, I suppose."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
AppletonnounUS /ˈæpəltən/
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
bossing
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From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
campsnounUS /kæmps/
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
contentedlyadverbUS /kənˈtentədli/
with equanimity
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
take in liquids
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
else
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From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading This is all right, and I enjoy it, too, I suppose."
at any time
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
Ferguson
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From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
a young female
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
I'd
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From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is all right, and I enjoy it, too, I suppose."
Jimmie
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From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
lumbermannounUS /ˈlʌmbərmən/
a person who fells trees
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
precisely, exactly
From this reading This is all right, and I enjoy it, too, I suppose."
express in words
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
shacksnounUS /ʃæks/
plural of “shack” — small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
express a supposition
From this reading This is all right, and I enjoy it, too, I suppose."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HUNTING PARTY H. D. Appleton, millionaire lumberman, sighed contentedly as he added cream to his after-dinner coffee.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading This is all right, and I enjoy it, too, I suppose."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
(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 "Well, to this day, drinking cream in my coffee is my idea of the height of luxury.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
in or at the place that
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
which person or people
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He glanced toward his wife, who was smiling at him across the table.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you can drink yours black if you want to, little girl," he grinned; "but, remember 'way back when we were first married and I was bossing camps for old Jimmie Ferguson, and we lived in log shacks 'way up in the big woods, I used to say if we ever got where we could have cream for our coffee, I'd have nothing else to ask for?
