used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's all right," said Tom, "and we can leave it a little open tonight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
(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 Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
ArchernounUS /ˈɑːrtʃər/
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the morning we'll drop it and be on the safe side."
beforre
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From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
terminate
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
d'ye
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From this reading What d'ye say?"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
doorr
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
let fall to the ground
From this reading In the morning we'll drop it and be on the safe side."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
and nothing more
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
go away from a place
From this reading "That's all right," said Tom, "and we can leave it a little open tonight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That's all right," said Tom, "and we can leave it a little open tonight.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning we'll drop it and be on the safe side."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the morning we'll drop it and be on the safe side."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
overr
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From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
propnounUS /prɑːp/
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's all right," said Tom, "and we can leave it a little open tonight.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading In the morning we'll drop it and be on the safe side."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
express in words
From this reading What d'ye say?"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In the morning we'll drop it and be on the safe side."
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
That's
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From this reading "That's all right," said Tom, "and we can leave it a little open tonight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
male cat
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading "That's all right," said Tom, "and we can leave it a little open tonight.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then we can spread the vines all overr the top just like it was beforre and overr the opening, too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
we'll
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From this reading In the morning we'll drop it and be on the safe side."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What d'ye say?"
at the time that
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE "My idea," said Archer, when Tom returned, "is to break that stick about in half and prop the doorr just wide enough open so's we can crawl in.
