used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
(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 When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
Carr
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From this reading Tom Carr laughed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
the act of departing
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
I'd
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From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
Jim
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From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
immediately past
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Tom Carr laughed.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
engage in
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
Mountain'snounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
possessive form of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
others
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From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
RobbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
Stackhouse
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From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
male cat
From this reading Tom Carr laughed.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next minute I was back in the depot reading this letter to the others.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
we're
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From this reading At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
(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 At last Jim Stackhouse said: "Well, I'd like to know what we're going to do about it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We prepare to fight the Robbers and I make a little Trip out to Bill Mountain's House: after I come back I show what a great Fool I can be.
at the time that
From this reading When I had finished they all looked pretty blank.
