used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
(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 “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
react verbally
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
BarrowsnounUS /ˈbæroʊz/
plural of “barrow” — the quantity that a barrow will hold
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
CIPHERnounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What’s that you say?” demanded Garry.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
dumbfoundedadjectiveUS /ˈdʌmfaʊndɪd/
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Isn’t that plain enough?” reiterated the manager.
Garry
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” demanded Garry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
hikenounUS /haɪk/
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
a message received and understood
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
Isn't
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From this reading Isn’t that plain enough?” reiterated the manager.
and nothing more
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
immediately past
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Isn’t that plain enough?” reiterated the manager.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Isn’t that plain enough?” reiterated the manager.
reiteratedverbUS /riˈɪtəreɪtɪd/
past form of “reiterate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Isn’t that plain enough?” reiterated the manager.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
express in words
From this reading “What’s that you say?” demanded Garry.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s that you say?” demanded Garry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
(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, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CIPHER The boys were dumbfounded by Barrows’ answer.
What's
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” demanded Garry.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, all we know is that just after we got to the shack, Dick left to come back here and have a chat with you and get some information about the country, as we had some little thought of taking a week’s hike up into the wild lands that lie to the northwest.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s that you say?” demanded Garry.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I said I had not seen him since the three of you went to your shack last night to turn in.
