used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Seems that way to me,” answered Billy.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
BradfordnounUS /ˈbrædfərd/
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading His hair is only light brown.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
Crandon
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From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
Dr
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From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His hair is only light brown.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hair is only light brown.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
immediately past
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading His hair is only light brown.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
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 IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
and nothing more
From this reading His hair is only light brown.”
PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
not in physical motion
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think so yourself?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Seems that way to me,” answered Billy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
yellow-haired
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From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
You've
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From this reading IRON HORSES “You’ve been kept still so long, Billy Bradford,” said Mr. Prescott at breakfast the next Tuesday morning, “that it seems to me it would do you good to move around a little.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Last night,” said Mr. Prescott, “I called up that yellow-haired doctor of yours----” “Dr. Crandon,” interrupted Billy, “is a friend of mine.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Think so yourself?”
