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From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
at or in the front
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
black-whiskered
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From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
traveling across
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
DuffernounUS /ˈdʌfər/
an incompetent or clumsy person
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
an opposing military force
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading He then took to the fields.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
Garty's
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From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
the act of departing
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
hogsheadnoun
a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
a small worthless amount
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
Jack'snounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
immediately past
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
mill-pond
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From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
and nothing more
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
PATCHnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
POTATOnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
with speed
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
red-facedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
rodsnounUS /rɑːdz/
plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
savage-looking
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From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
cut with a saw
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
teamsternounUS /ˈtiːmstər/
the driver of a team of horses doing hauling
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE POTATO PATCH, AND HIS DOG.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then took to the fields.
thick-set
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From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He then took to the fields.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
precisely as stated
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
(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 He got on very well until, as he was crossing a potato patch, he saw, only a few rods ahead of him, a man going up from the shore of the pond, followed by a savage-looking dog.
in or at the place that
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PASSING the corner of the block, where he dropped Judge Garty’s key into the hogshead of water, Jack slipped into a short, narrow alley, and turned down a back street which brought him quickly to the shore of a broad mill-pond, where it stopped.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was our old acquaintance and Jack’s enemy, Duffer,[1] a thick-set, red-faced, black-whiskered teamster, almost the last man Jack would have wished at that moment to encounter.
