aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What do you know about that, boys?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
Asa
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From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
astonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
Barney
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From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "What do you know about that, boys?"
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
Colby
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From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
declarationnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃən/
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
dispossessverbUS /ˌdɪspəˈzes/
deprive of the possession of real estate
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you know about that, boys?"
ex-teacher
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From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should say so!"
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
isn't
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From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "What do you know about that, boys?"
Lemm
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From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
the force of workers available
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
express in words
From this reading "I should say so!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should say so!"
Slogwell
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From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
SluggernounUS /ˈslʌɡər/
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I should say so!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
StevensonnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What do you know about that, boys?"
That's
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From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND "Asa Lemm and Slogwell Brown!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
hard to endure
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's bringing this matter pretty close to us, isn't it?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you know about that, boys?"
which person or people
From this reading Such were some of the remarks coming from the Rover boys after Barney Stevenson had made his astonishing declaration that the father of Slugger Brown and the ex-teacher of Colby Hall were the two men who were trying to dispossess him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you know about that, boys?"
