used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “But I agree that there’s no use wasting time indoors.
(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 A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
projectiles to be fired from a gun
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
Bert
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From this reading “I should say not!” exclaimed Bert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I agree that there’s no use wasting time indoors.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I should say not!” exclaimed Bert.
FitchnounUS /fɪtʃ/
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
the act of departing
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should say not!” exclaimed Bert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading “But I agree that there’s no use wasting time indoors.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
occurring by chance
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
not any; not one
From this reading “But I agree that there’s no use wasting time indoors.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
a full supply
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
express in words
From this reading “I should say not!” exclaimed Bert.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should say not!” exclaimed Bert.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But I agree that there’s no use wasting time indoors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
There's
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From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
male cat
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
the act of using
From this reading “But I agree that there’s no use wasting time indoors.
wastingnounUS /ˈweɪstɪŋ/
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “But I agree that there’s no use wasting time indoors.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
we're
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From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A LUCKY SHOT “Well, we’re not going to stay in all the rest of the day, are we?” asked Jack Fitch, pushing back his chair from the table.
but in spite of that
From this reading “There’s plenty of time yet to go out and bag a deer or two.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nothing small about you,” chuckled Tom, as he looked to his ammunition.
