used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
in addition
From this reading He could also smoke and chew tobacco.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Have a chew?” he asked, the first day we met.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
ball-player
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From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
Buckstone
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From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
chewverbUS /tʃuː/
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading He could also smoke and chew tobacco.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Have a chew?” he asked, the first day we met.
Dunbar
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From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Have a chew?” he asked, the first day we met.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
Griggsby
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From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
hand-spring
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From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have a chew?” he asked, the first day we met.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
LoneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Have a chew?” he asked, the first day we met.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
an educational institution
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He could also smoke and chew tobacco.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Buckstone had often referred to him as “The Lone Star.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading He could also smoke and chew tobacco.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
warm-hearted
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From this reading He was big, warm-hearted, and brave, could turn a hand-spring, and was the best ball-player at the academy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Have a chew?” he asked, the first day we met.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN a way Henry Dunbar was like Texas, whence he had come with his sister Florence to go to school in Griggsby.
