used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
allers
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From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
candynounUS /ˈkændi/
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
fro
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
brought together in one place
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
I'd
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
it'd
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From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
Jim
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From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
JOE'S
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From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
kep
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From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
kerry
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From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
laughinglyadverbUS /ˈlæfɪŋli/
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
muskyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌski/
resembling the smell of musk
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
SECURESverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrz/
third-person singular of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
SHOTGUNnounUS /ˈʃɑːtɡʌn/
firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
Sim
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From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
snooped
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From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
takinnoun
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
ter
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From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
that's
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From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
trapsnounUS /træps/
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But Jim there wanted to kerry off the hull bunch," he said, swinging the traps idly to and fro.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "A bully find, fellers; but if I had me way I'd let 'em lie and snooped the musky out every day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why it'd be like takin' candy from the baby, that's what.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOE'S SHOTGUN SECURES A SUPPER One of the fellows with Jim, and whom he addressed as Sim, gathered the six stolen traps together and held them up laughingly.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I wanted ter let him know I allers kep' me word.
