used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
(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 "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All will be out in a short time," was the reply.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
placed crosswise
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
without deviation
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
foresternounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
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gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trapped While Charley was turning the matter over in his mind, the forester suddenly appeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trapped While Charley was turning the matter over in his mind, the forester suddenly appeared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
a vaguely specified concern
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Trapped While Charley was turning the matter over in his mind, the forester suddenly appeared.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "All will be out in a short time," was the reply.
cut with a saw
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "All will be out in a short time," was the reply.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Trapped While Charley was turning the matter over in his mind, the forester suddenly appeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trapped While Charley was turning the matter over in his mind, the forester suddenly appeared.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "All will be out in a short time," was the reply.
TrappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
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the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Trapped While Charley was turning the matter over in his mind, the forester suddenly appeared.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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at the time that
From this reading Charley gave a glad cry when he saw him.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "All will be out in a short time," was the reply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Morton and his big gang crossed directly into the other valley when I came here with my crew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get them all out?" he asked anxiously.
