used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STARTLING AWAKENING.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
any person at all
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
AWAKENINGnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading A STARTLING AWAKENING.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Of course, but nobody believed us.”
bountifuladjectiveUS /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/
given or giving freely
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Of course, but nobody believed us.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course, but nobody believed us.”
Deerfoot
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From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
didn't
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From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
don't
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From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
foot-race
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From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
Genther
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From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
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 “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Of course, but nobody believed us.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
with low volume
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
Ralph
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From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
Shelton
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From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
STARTLINGadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading A STARTLING AWAKENING.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
express a supposition
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT night, after a bountiful meal, George Shelton quietly said to his brother:
turkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Of course, but nobody believed us.”
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I don’t suppose anyone did, but if you had gone into that foot-race against Deerfoot and Ralph Genther, neither would have had a show.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You remember, Victor, that you and I left home on the morning of the turkey shoot, telling father that we didn’t wish to stay and win the prize?”
