used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
(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 Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
any thing at all
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let us be in no hurry to return," rejoined Paul.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
Chet
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From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
dismallyadverbUS /ˈdɪzməli/
in a cheerless manner
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
downcastadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnkæst/
directed downward
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
an act that fails
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Let us be in no hurry to return," rejoined Paul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
isn't
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From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us be in no hurry to return," rejoined Paul.
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
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 They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
not any; not one
From this reading "Let us be in no hurry to return," rejoined Paul.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "Let us be in no hurry to return," rejoined Paul.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Let us be in no hurry to return," rejoined Paul.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had their long and tedious journey from the ranch home for nothing.
thrashedverbUS /θræʃt/
past form of “thrash” — give a thrashing to; beat hard
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another Surprise The desolation on all sides of them and the failure to locate the marks Allen had mentioned caused Paul and Chet to become much downcast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us be in no hurry to return," rejoined Paul.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
at the time that
From this reading "We are as far away from the mine as we were when we started."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I suppose there isn't anything to do but to go back," remarked Chet dismally, as he thrashed around in the brush with a stick he had picked up.
