used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
acclimatizeverb
get used to a certain climate
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
(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 Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
bunking-in
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From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
helpfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelpfəl/
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading “A scout is helpful!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
I'll
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From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
I'm
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From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A scout is helpful!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
It's
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From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
a boy or man
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
lil
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From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
mannanounUS /ˈmænə/
hardened sugary exudation of various trees
From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
mascotsnounUS /ˈmæskɑːts/
plural of “mascot” — a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
express in words
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “A scout is helpful!”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
the state of being asleep
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
so-calledadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊˈkɔːld/
doubtful or suspect
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
tentsnounUS /tents/
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
a special situation
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never was fond of sleeping in damp tents and I’m too blamed old to acclimatize myself to that sort of thing now.
(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 “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
Westy
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From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
at the time that
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
WildenounUS /waɪld/
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “It’s like manna in the wilderness to get a bunking-in place like this.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, I’ll say you are, anyway,” Mr. Wilde said, as he viewed the place with a satisfied air.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bless your lil heart, Westy, my lad, you have all the so-called mascots beaten by a mile when it comes to being of service!”
