Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

in the past

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

expected hopefully

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Jest hitch it on to the back of the rig and bring it along."

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Jest hitch it on to the back of the rig and bring it along."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

of or relating to Canada or its people

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

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From this reading "And don't stop longer than you need, lad.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

a person or firm that employs workers

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

possessive form of “england” — a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

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From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

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From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

to hook or entangle

From this reading Jest hitch it on to the back of the rig and bring it along."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

a boy or man

From this reading "And don't stop longer than you need, lad.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

for more time

From this reading "And don't stop longer than you need, lad.

engage in

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "And don't stop longer than you need, lad.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Jest hitch it on to the back of the rig and bring it along."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

a person who seeds clouds

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

sprinkled with seed

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading "And don't stop longer than you need, lad.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "And don't stop longer than you need, lad.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I've lent him a seeder this two seasons, and he hasn't returned it.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

at the time that

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.

which person or people

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

a late time of life

From this reading He's a bad man is Hurley, one of England's ne'er-do-weels, who came out years ago, and has now taken to farming.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A Canadian Bad Man "You jest put the hosses into the rig and make along to Hurley's," said Peter, Joe's employer, one early morning when the land was already ploughed, harrowed, and sown, and there was little to do but tend the animals and await the growth of the wheat crop, upon which Peter anticipated so much.