used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
BadgerverbUS /ˈbædʒər/
annoy persistently
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The gypsy's mare was grazing by herself behind them.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
a youthful male person
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gypsy's mare was grazing by herself behind them.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
without deviation
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
a young female
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
grazingnounUS /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
the act of grazing
From this reading The gypsy's mare was grazing by herself behind them.
gypsy's
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From this reading The gypsy's mare was grazing by herself behind them.
half-way
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From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
heelnounUS /hiːl/
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The gypsy's mare was grazing by herself behind them.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading The gypsy's mare was grazing by herself behind them.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
Ragamuffinnoun
a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
steadiedadjectiveUS /ˈstedid/
made steady or constant
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
moving very fast
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gypsy's mare was grazing by herself behind them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Boy pulled off to the right and made for the clump of trees half-way up the hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Man Badger Ragamuffin was old, but his heart was good.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The girl steadied to a halt and watched her critically, calling Billy Bluff to heel.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Directly his mistress asked him he snatched for his head and went away smooth and swift as a racing boat.
