used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
(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 “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
any thing at all
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
aren't
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From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
BentonnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
a boy or man
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
he's
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From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
and nothing more
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
and nothing more
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
Phil
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From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
RADIOnounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
sizedadjectiveUS /saɪzd/
having a specified size
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “As for Benton himself he struck me as just about all right.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
That's
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From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
male cat
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “That’s the way I sized him up, too,” agreed Dick.
(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 RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
WONDERSnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading RADIO AND ITS WONDERS “Oh well, probably it was only a coincidence,” remarked Phil.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “He sure has seen a lot of the world,” observed Tom, “and he’s got a pair of eyes that aren’t likely to have overlooked anything.
you'd
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From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The kind of fellow you’d like to have at your back in a scrap.”
