used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
(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 All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
without stop or interruption
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
don't
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From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
I'll
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From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
I'm
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From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
LONEadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
RileynounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
SHACKnounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
in the near future
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
a special situation
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Now, don’t think I’m sorry I came, because I’m not.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
propel through the air
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
we're
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From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
(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 THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
at the time that
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Frank chuckled at this, upon which his chum hastily continued:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE LONE SHACK “Well,” said Bob, “I’m glad for one thing; the job will soon be over, and then we can get a little rest.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading All the same, I admit that I’m some tired, and when we’re through with the job I’ll throw up my hat and yell.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nothing could have hired me to stay below there, while you and Mr. Riley were doing things up here.
