used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
b'ar
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From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
Cap'n
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From this reading “Good-evenin’, Cap’n.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
diggin's
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From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
Good-evenin
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From this reading “Good-evenin’, Cap’n.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
marksmannounUS /ˈmɑːrksmən/
someone skilled in shooting
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
modestlyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdəstli/
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
Raymond
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From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
Riggs
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From this reading “That does not follow, by any means, Mr. Riggs,” returned the captain modestly.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
express in words
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
twas
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From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
we'll
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From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
which person or people
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The speaker was an elderly man, in his shirt sleeves, and with a pipe in his mouth, who stepped into the porch and took a seat near Captain Raymond as he made the remark.
yer
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From this reading “I reckon now we’ll have to own that yer a better marksman than most o’ the fellers about these here diggin’s,” he added, puffing away at his pipe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So they tell me as ’twas you shot and killed that big b’ar?”
