used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
(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 So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
ClevelandnounUS /ˈkliːvlənd/
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
cook-stove
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
travel across or pass over
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
cuteadjectiveUS /kjuːt/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
DepartmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
developedadjectiveUS /dɪˈveləpt/
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
didn't
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discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
enjoyin
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From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
fam'ly
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fillin
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
moving swiftly
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
gettin
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From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
havin
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how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
I'd
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I'm
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
a message received and understood
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
and nothing more
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
take the midday meal
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
Marion
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an artist of consummate skill
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
OrdnancenounUS /ˈɔːrdnəns/
military supplies
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
Quartermaster's
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From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
reunionnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
Richard
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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
rollernounUS /ˈroʊlər/
a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
express in words
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
she's
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From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
shuntedverbUS /ˈʃʌntɪd/
past form of “shunt” — transfer to another track, of trains
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
soppin
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
spendin
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From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
stewsnounUS /stuːz/
plural of “stew” — agitation resulting from active worry
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
express in words
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
a special situation
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading I must say I didn't get much excited at first over this Marion Gray tragedy.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
Vee
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From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
in or at the place that
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Someone at Washington had discovered that this flying cook-stove thing was a problem for the Quartermaster's Department, and wires me to drop it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And after spendin' ten days soppin' up information about a machine that was a cross between a road roller and an owl lunch wagon, and fillin' my system with army stews cooked on the fly, I'm suddenly called off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, I'd just blown in from Cleveland, where I'd been shunted by the Ordnance Department to report on a new motor kitchen.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading So I was all for enjoyin' a little fam'ly reunion, havin' Vee tell me how she's been gettin' along, and what cute little tricks young Master Richard had developed while I'm gone.
