used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
Conroy
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From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
Don't
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From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
every person
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
goin
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From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
the act of departing
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
how
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From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
a small worthless amount
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
lazying
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From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
Let's
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From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
LovellnounUS /ˈlʌvəl/
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
by chance
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
express in words
From this reading "Say somethin', Timmy."
somethin
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From this reading "Say somethin', Timmy."
StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
steamboatnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
not in physical motion
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
string-piece
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From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
Tim
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From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
Timmy
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From this reading "Say somethin', Timmy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
ud
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From this reading "Don't believe many people got off the boat, and everybody 'ud notice a stranger.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading If Uncle Stanley intended going to a hotel, maybe he asked directions, an' one of the natives still lazying on the string-piece heard him."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Let's hunt up the steamboat landing," suggested Tim.
(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 MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MIDNIGHT "Well, how are you goin' to find Mr. Lovell among about five thousand people?" asked Jack Conroy.
