used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
ABOARDadverbUS /əˈbɔːrd/
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
(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 ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
AndersonnounUS /ˈændərsən/
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
eagerly desirous
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "However, we can report it to morrow.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
someone who is a detective
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "However, we can report it to morrow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
I'd
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From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading "However, we can report it to morrow.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
robberynounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
RovernounUS /ˈroʊvər/
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
express in words
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
STEAMverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
express in words
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
male cat
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "However, we can report it to morrow.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were filled with amazement at the story of the robbery.
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
YACHTnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading ABOARD THE STEAM YACHT Mr Rover, as well as Tom and Sam, had come in, and all were anxious to hear what Dick might have to report.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "I am afraid in a big city like New York it won't do much good to tell the police," answered Anderson Rover.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought I'd wait about telling the police until I had heard what you had to say," said Dick, to his father.
