used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next morning we started out after ducks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I couldn't get the blamed thing open.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
couldn't
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From this reading I couldn't get the blamed thing open.
ducksnounUS /dʌks/
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading The next morning we started out after ducks.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I couldn't get the blamed thing open.
a young female
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
half-breednoun
an offensive term for an offspring of parents of different racial group (especially of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
hammerless
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From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
provoking horror
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
loadingnounUS /ˈloʊdɪŋ/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
lookernounUS /ˈlʊkər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning we started out after ducks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning we started out after ducks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I couldn't get the blamed thing open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next morning we started out after ducks.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
Sarpo
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From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The next morning we started out after ducks.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
there's
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From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
a special situation
From this reading I couldn't get the blamed thing open.
up to a particular time
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I made a horrible bluff that I was one of the old boys at the business, and that I was on to everything--till it came to loading my hammerless, and there's where I went to the bad.
in or at the place that
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
a Caucasian
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
which person or people
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The house where we stayed was kept by a half-breed guide named Sarpo, and with him lived his two sons and his second wife, who was a young white girl, and not a bad looker at that.
