used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
DetroitnounUS /dɪˈtrɔɪt/
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
don't
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From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
ExceptingverbUS /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, well, let us forget that, Owen.
grammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
and nothing more
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, well, let us forget that, Owen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well, let us forget that, Owen.
OREGONnounUS /ˈɔːrəɡən/
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
regardlessadverbUS /rəˈɡɑːrdləs/
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Excepting that we have had two disagreeable experiences," replied Owen.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, well, let us forget that, Owen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
(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 "Oh, well, let us forget that, Owen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
at the time that
From this reading OFF FOR OREGON "Here we are back in Detroit, Owen, and just about as far as we were when we first came."
the least favorable outcome
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; first my uncle, and then the storm--and I don't know but that the experience at the camp was the worst," added Owen, a little regardless of his grammar.
