used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
ArchernounUS /ˈɑːrtʃər/
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
BaselnounUS /ˈbɑːzəl/
a city in northwestern Switzerland
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
clothing in general
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
travel across or pass over
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
daytimenounUS /ˈdeɪtaɪm/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
depletedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpliːtɪd/
no longer sufficient
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
don't
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From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
take in solid food
From this reading "We eat 'em."
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "We eat 'em."
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
ten 10s
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
it'll
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From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
It's
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From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
lardernounUS /ˈlɑːrdər/
a supply of food especially for a household
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
by chance
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
nevaire
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From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
ourr
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From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
pappanounUS /ˈpæpə/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
express in words
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
male cat
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
VATnounUS /væt/
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
we'll
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From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
wirres
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From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Maybe you could give us some clothes so it'll change our looks.
you'd
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From this reading THE OLD WINE VAT "We thought maybe you'd let us stay here tonight and tomorrow," said Tom after the scanty meal which the depleted larder yielded, "and tomorrow night we'll start out south; 'cause we don't want to be traveling in the daytime.
ze
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From this reading It's less than a hundred miles to Basel----" "My pappa say you could nevaire cross ze frontier.
Zere
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From this reading Zere are wires--electric----" "Electric wirres are ourr middle name," said Archer.
