used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
(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 The Cock-eye was at work, an' we shook hands all round.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Cock-eye was at work, an' we shook hands all round.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
Blacklock
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From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
BossnounUS /bɑːs/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
Cock-eye
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From this reading The Cock-eye was at work, an' we shook hands all round.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
dynamitenounUS /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
else
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From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
floatin
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From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
gritnounUS /ɡrɪt/
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The Cock-eye was at work, an' we shook hands all round.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
knobsnounUS /nɑːbz/
plural of “knob” — a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
leastwaysadverb
if nothing else (“leastwise” is informal and “leastways” is colloquial)
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
mistakingnounUS /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
not any; not one
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Cock-eye was at work, an' we shook hands all round.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The Cock-eye was at work, an' we shook hands all round.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
in the near future
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
they'd
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From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
They's
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From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
three-pounder
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From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They's no mistaking dynamite, leastways not to miners, an' we knew that shoot was dynamite an' nothing else.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "In about an hour we heard a shoot some mile or so up the creek.
at the time that
From this reading "The Boss took and grit his teeth when he see a three-pounder go by, an' made remarks about Blacklock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then pretty soon a fish or so began to go by--big fellows, some of 'em, dead an' floatin', with their eyes popped 'way out same as knobs--sure sign they'd been shot.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Cock-eye was at work, an' we shook hands all round.
