Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

Having no one else present.

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

small donkey used as a pack animal

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

the act of buying

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

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From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

carefully weighed

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

at any time

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

most quickly

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

coins made of gold

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

of great significance or value

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

(slang) offensive term for Native Americans

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

bestow a quality on

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

occurring by chance

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

engage in

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

To recall to mind.

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

having been made square

From this reading For the first time since he first heard of the Injun Jim gold mine, Casey felt that he was really "squared away" to the search.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

not in physical motion

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

successive (without a break)

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

express a supposition

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He says he can't remember being left alone at any time in his life to follow the beckoning finger of his own particular destiny.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading We had been lucky in our burro buying, and he had two of the fastest walking jacks in the country, so that he was able to give them a good long nooning and still reach the foot of the butte and make camp well before sundown.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Casey had made camp that night in one of several deep gulches that ridged the butte with two peaks.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I don't suppose Casey Ryan ever started out to do something for himself-- something he considered important to his own personal welfare and happiness--without running straight into some other fellow's business and stopping to lend a hand.