used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
anew
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
(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 "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
Andy
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From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
having the place or position changed
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
don't
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From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
communicated in words
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
Fred
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From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
RandyadjectiveUS /ˈrændi/
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Something they would remember."
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something they would remember."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Something they would remember."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "But I don't think Jack and Fred would like it at all if we disturbed 'em.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
twinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
wasn't
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From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to play some good joke on them," was the way Andy expressed it.
at the time that
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading "I'd do it in a minute, Andy, if it wasn't that they are so worn out," responded his twin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Something they would remember."
YEAR'SnounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading NEW YEAR'S DAY IN CAMP When Randy and Andy retired it was a long while before the merry twins could get to sleep again.
