used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
in addition
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
BrassyadjectiveUS /ˈbræsi/
resembling the sound of a brass instrument
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
CaldernounUS /ˈkɔːldər/
United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976)
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
Calder's
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From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
couldn't
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From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
start firing a weapon
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
I'd
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From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
go away from a place
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
full of life and energy
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
engage in
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
OmahanounUS /ˈoʊməhɑː/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
an angry dispute
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I had had a quarrel at home, and also a quarrel with my uncle here, and had made up my mind to get a place and support myself.
precisely as stated
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CONFESSION After that it was an easy matter for the other boys to get Brassy to make a complete confession.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But I couldn't get along with Calder, who was a very strict man, and one afternoon we had a lively quarrel, and I told him I'd leave, and I did so and went to Omaha.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About a week after that Calder's barn burned down and a number of horses were caught in the fire.
at the time that
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
which person or people
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My first trouble came when I got a job with John Calder who has a farm on the outskirts of Omaha," said Brassy.
