an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
at or in the front
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
(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 “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Don’t fall off, and don’t stop on the road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t fall off, and don’t stop on the road.
take in solid food
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Don’t fall off, and don’t stop on the road.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
I'll
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From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
in motion
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Don’t fall off, and don’t stop on the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Don’t fall off, and don’t stop on the road.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Don’t fall off, and don’t stop on the road.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
TOMMY
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From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
We'll
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From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We’ll be there ahead of you, and I’ll try and have something ready to eat.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “All right, mother,” replied Tommy, feeling that he was quite an important young man now.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading TOMMY HAS AN ACCIDENT “Now, be careful of yourself, Tommy,” his mother stopped to call to him as he sat on the high seat of the moving van.
