used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
(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 “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
Bert
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From this reading “That’s right,” chimed in Bert Wilson.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Suppose we meet in my room--it’s bigger.”
boningverbUS /ˈboʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “bone” — study intensively, as before an exam
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
chimedverbUS /tʃaɪmd/
past form of “chime” — emit a sound
From this reading “That’s right,” chimed in Bert Wilson.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
eatsnounUS /iːts/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
ElmwoodnounUS /ˈelmwʊd/
hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
FitchnounUS /fɪtʃ/
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
grub-fest
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From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
HOLIDAYnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That’s right,” chimed in Bert Wilson.
it's
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From this reading Suppose we meet in my room--it’s bigger.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
come together
From this reading Suppose we meet in my room--it’s bigger.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Suppose we meet in my room--it’s bigger.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That’s right,” chimed in Bert Wilson.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Suppose we meet in my room--it’s bigger.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
move stealthily
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose we meet in my room--it’s bigger.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
That's
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From this reading “That’s right,” chimed in Bert Wilson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
to-night
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From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
male cat
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No boning to do, and we can slip away with some eats on the side and have a grub-fest.”
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “That’s right,” chimed in Bert Wilson.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOLIDAY FUN “Jolly times to-night, fellows!” exclaimed Jack Fitch as he, with Tom and the other chums, walked along the snowy road on their way back to Elmwood Hall.
you'd
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From this reading “Maybe you’d better put off telling us about the hunting trip, Tom, until we all get together.
