used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Neither do I," returned Tom.
don't
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From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
driver'snounUS /ˈdraɪvərz/
possessive form of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
Fred
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From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærɪsən/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
HollynounUS /ˈhɑːli/
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
how
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From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
it's
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From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
Martha
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From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither do I," returned Tom.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
PUTNAM
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From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Neither do I," returned Tom.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
an educational institution
From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
male cat
From this reading "Neither do I," returned Tom.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To be sure, we have a nice enough home here, but it's dreadfully slow."
we'll
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From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "There is no telling what may be in store for us," joined in Dick.
which person or people
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading ON THE WAY TO PUTNAM HALL "I don't think we'll want to send word to Aunt Martha to be taken back," observed Sam, who sat on the driver's seat with the hired man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you remember how Fred Garrison fared at Holly School?
