used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
any thing at all
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
brokenly
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From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
give encouragement to
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
CHUMSnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading CHUMS TO THE RESCUE.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
didn't
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From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
Garry
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From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
it's
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From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
lean-tonoun
rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
not any; not one
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
and nothing more
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
by chance
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
Phil
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From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
RESCUEverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading CHUMS TO THE RESCUE.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Oh, Dick, I'm sorry I let Phil go alone.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHUMS TO THE RESCUE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHUMS TO THE RESCUE.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Cheer up, Garry, it's only a little past sundown, perhaps he didn't allow himself enough time to get back here, may have thought the distance was less than it was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
at the time that
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading To return now for a while to the lean-to we shall see what happened when sundown came and no Phil appeared.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We should have gone together, then there would have been less chance of anything having happened," said Garry brokenly.
