used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
advisornounUS /ædˈvaɪzər/
an expert who gives advice
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come right along.
in addition
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
a person who is in charge
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
someone who is a detective
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
explainingverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
Garry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
and nothing more
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
keynotenounUS /ˈkiːnoʊt/
the principal theme in a speech or literary work
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
Phil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading THE PLOT.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
with speed
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
precisely, exactly
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
be seated
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
carry out
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
express in words
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
in or at the place that
From this reading "There's no danger of that just now," interrupted Phil, "for I know where most of them are at just this minute.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ruth led the boys to her home, explaining that it would be better for them to get out of sight as quickly as possible, lest they come upon one of their enemies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, it would be nice if you would take us to your home for a minute, for I think I have the keynote to the whole business right now, and I would like to tell my discoveries to Garry and Dick, and also get some directions from you, if you will sit in our council of war and act as chief advisor."
