used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
botheredadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːðərd/
caused to show discomposure
From this reading This bothered Nat more than any thing else.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then he will bring me home and won’t I ketch it, though?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
can't
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From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
else
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From this reading This bothered Nat more than any thing else.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
evergreensnounUS /ˈevərɡriːnz/
plural of “evergreen” — a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a social unit living together
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
the act of departing
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
destroyed or killed
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
Jonas
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From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
and nothing more
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
ketchnounUS /ketʃ/
a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
From this reading Then he will bring me home and won’t I ketch it, though?”
set down according to a plan
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
engage in
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This bothered Nat more than any thing else.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
Nat
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From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
Nickerson
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From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This bothered Nat more than any thing else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he will bring me home and won’t I ketch it, though?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
There's
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From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
a special situation
From this reading This bothered Nat more than any thing else.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then he will bring me home and won’t I ketch it, though?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
at the time that
From this reading _Nat Sees a Friend._ “There’s just this much about it,” said Nat, when Mr. Nickerson had been laid away in a little grove of evergreens behind the barn, and the neighbors had gone home one after the other and the family had returned to the house, “it is going to be something of a job for me to go down there and get that money.
which person or people
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the first place there is Jonas, who will be furious when he finds that I have run away from home, especially if he thinks I am going to make something by it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He will follow me night and day, and I can’t make a move of any sort without he will see it.
won't
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From this reading Then he will bring me home and won’t I ketch it, though?”
