used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LIVELY FIRE.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
the two together, not just one
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
the act of burning something
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
start firing a weapon
From this reading A LIVELY FIRE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
a small worthless amount
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
laddersnounUS /ˈlædərz/
plural of “ladder” — steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
full of life and energy
From this reading A LIVELY FIRE.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
others
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From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
strongestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋɡəst/
superlative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Somebody must have gone into the garret to set that fire," said another of the boys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
in or at the place that
From this reading "The other we can place against the corner, where the fire is burning the strongest."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the meantime Jack and several others of the Home Guard had made their way to the barn and brought forth two ladders, a short affair and one which was both long and heavy.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "The short one can be placed on the veranda roof," said the young captain.
