used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
(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 We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
any thing at all
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
couldn't
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From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
the act of consuming food
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
hadn't
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From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
paddledverbUS /ˈpædəld/
past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
pitfallsnounUS /ˈpɪtfɔːlz/
plural of “pitfall” — an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
express in words
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
SHARKnounUS /ʃɑːrk/
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
a special situation
From this reading "Her coming here is the finest thing that could have happened," answered his brother.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
male cat
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
trapsnounUS /træps/
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "We would have had to set traps, Tom, and dig pitfalls for larger game.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading SAM AND THE SHARK "The _Golden Wave_ looks like an old friend," said Sam as they paddled across the smooth waters of the bay.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We couldn't live on fish all the time, and one can do mighty little hunting without a gun."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I didn't want to say anything before, but if she hadn't come what would we have done for clothing and for eating?
