used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
affectingadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
in addition
From this reading "Well," said the father, "I will also get the bulrush root."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
bulrushnounUS /ˈbʊlrəʃ/
tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
From this reading "Well," said the father, "I will also get the bulrush root."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
combatnounUS /ˈkɑːmbæt/
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Well," said the father, "I will also get the bulrush root."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
HiawathanounUS /ˌhaɪəˈwɑːθə/
a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading He still persisted.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
procureverbUS /proʊˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading "Well," said the father, "I will also get the bulrush root."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
a male human offspring
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
not in physical motion
From this reading He still persisted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
(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," said the father, "I will also get the bulrush root."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went out and got a large piece of the black rock, and brought it home.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Hiawatha immediately cried out, "Do not--do not," affecting as before, to be in great dread of it, but really wishing, by this course, to urge on the West to procure it, that he might draw him into combat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some time after he observed, "I will get some of the black rock;" the West said, "Far be it from you; do not so, my son."
