used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, I got him as a present for a boy."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, I got him as a present for a boy."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
a youthful male person
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
Devering
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From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, I got him as a present for a boy."
forbiddingadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, I got him as a present for a boy."
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, I got him as a present for a boy."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
conformity or harmony
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
a boy or man
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Yes, I got him as a present for a boy."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
term of address for a man
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I guessed that he was keeping them back so that he might for some reason or other have this lad to himself for awhile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Devering fell behind Dallas and made a forbidding gesture with his hand toward the children.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I got him as a present for a boy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One of your boys, sir--that is, if those children over there belong to you."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading THREE FRIENDS ON DEER TRAIL I trotted after them and the boy looking over his shoulder at me said, "Is he yours, sir?"
