4,000
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From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
(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 All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
ALLEGHANIES
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From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
any person at all
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
recognizable; marked
From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
distastefuladjectiveUS /dɪˈsteɪstfəl/
not pleasing in odor or taste
From this reading But that I thought was a distasteful way of getting money.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
at any time
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
set up or found
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But that I thought was a distasteful way of getting money.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
immediately past
From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
go away from a place
From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
modus
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From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
motor-bike
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From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
moviesnounUS /ˈmuːviz/
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/
an event that happens
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
operandi
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From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
peevedadjectiveUS /piːvd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
with speed
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
relievingverbUS /rɪˈliːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “relieve” — provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
express in words
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had seen it done in the "movies," but decided to leave that _modus operandi_ for a last extremity.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
surplusnounUS /ˈsɜːrpləs/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
tenpencenoun
a decimal coin worth ten pennies
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But that I thought was a distasteful way of getting money.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I could hold up the next car I passed and shoot the occupants after relieving them of their surplus cash.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that I thought was a distasteful way of getting money.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But that I thought was a distasteful way of getting money.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading All sorts of ways and means of making money quickly--the eternal problem!--occurred to me, but I dismissed them all for one reason or another.
which person or people
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES Strange to say, I felt not the slightest bit "peeved" about this occurrence, but facts have to be faced, and anyone who has ever found himself in a strange land 4,000 miles from home, with a motor-bike and tenpence, will agree that something has got to be done about it sooner or later.
