used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
for the reason that
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Get inside, where you belong.”
Carl
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From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
Carl's
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From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
COURIERSnounUS /ˈkɜːriərz/
plural of “courier” — a person who carries a message
From this reading MORE COURIERS.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get inside, where you belong.”
the act of departing
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
come to pass
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Get inside, where you belong.”
jerkingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrkɪŋ/
an abrupt spasmodic movement
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE COURIERS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
smashverbUS /smæʃ/
hit hard
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
squawman
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From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
tepeenoun
a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
Tuttle
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From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Carl went because he could not help himself, and the door was closed behind him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Get inside, where you belong.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He was alone in the tepee, the squawman and the women having stayed outside to see what was going to happen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If Tuttle was here now he would play smash with you for serving his woman in that way,” said Harding, laying a heavy hand upon Carl’s arm and jerking him toward the tepee.
