used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
(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 "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
any thing at all
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we can't know that."
can't
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From this reading "But we can't know that."
carcassnounUS /ˈkɑːrkəs/
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
didn't
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From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
apart from; not including
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Oh--tales for your fancy now and then."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "And that thou hast killed a wolf....
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "And that thou hast killed a wolf....
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But we can't know that."
liednounUS /laɪd/
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Oh--tales for your fancy now and then."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh--tales for your fancy now and then."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
a course of conduct
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
Roxbury
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
RunounUS /ruː/
a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
express in words
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
in or at or to some place
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Oh--tales for your fancy now and then."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But we can't know that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Oh--tales for your fancy now and then."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "And that thou hast killed a wolf....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ru, if I didn't see that carcass under my nose----" "I never lied to you.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But we can't know that."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "And that thou hast killed a wolf....
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can't say that I know anything, anything at all, except that I'm here with you, and the air has turned warm, and the Bay Path road must be somewhere a mile or so over yonder, and tomorrow we shall try for Roxbury."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh--tales for your fancy now and then."
