used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
for the reason that
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So it had been in the beginning, and it was obviously still the case.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading So it had been in the beginning, and it was obviously still the case.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
an occurrence of something
From this reading So it had been in the beginning, and it was obviously still the case.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
without stop or interruption
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
Denis
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From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
diggernounUS /ˈdɪɡər/
a laborer who digs
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
FRAUDnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
coins made of gold
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it had been in the beginning, and it was obviously still the case.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
an opening into or through something
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it had been in the beginning, and it was obviously still the case.
inconsistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
displaying a lack of consistency
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
moderateverbUS /ˈmɑːdərət/
preside over
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
not any; not one
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
obviouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːbviəsli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading So it had been in the beginning, and it was obviously still the case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
on one occasion
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
ouncenounUS /aʊns/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
ouncesnounUS /ˈaʊnsəz/
plural of “ounce” — a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
pennyweightnoun
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
PIOUSadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
not in physical motion
From this reading So it had been in the beginning, and it was obviously still the case.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
tenacitynounUS /təˈnæsɪti/
persistent determination
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
thoroughnessnounUS /ˈθɜːroʊnəs/
conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
tubnounUS /tʌb/
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
the act of using
From this reading A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PIOUS FRAUD So the little Company continued its existence, and on Black Hill Flat, because Denis was more and more against sinking a second hole until there was no more gold to be got out of the first.
(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 A moderate success was of no use to him; it must be a small fortune, or it might as well be nothing at all.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was like his thoroughness and tenacity of character, but was inconsistent with his original attitude as a digger.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Yet there was no shifting Denis while there was a pennyweight to the tub, and once there was nearly an ounce, and one day in November yielded two ounces four pennyweight.
