Chapter III

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

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

(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 One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

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

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

the lower side of anything

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

a youthful male person

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I say! a widder's come to town.

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

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

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

From this reading D'ye hear?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE FORKS.

plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food

From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE FORKS.

the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

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From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

plural of “gyration” — a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

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

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

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

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading D'ye hear?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

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

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

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

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

a long loud emotional utterance

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

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

From this reading I say! a widder's come to town.

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

From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE FORKS.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

a particular point in time

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

covered with growing plants

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

select carefully from a group

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

young tree

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

express in words

From this reading I say! a widder's come to town.

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

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

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

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

From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE FORKS.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

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

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

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

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I say! a widder's come to town.

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

which person or people

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

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

From this reading I say! a widder's come to town.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading One day Limber Tim came up from the Howling Wilderness, all excitement: all gyrations, and gimlets, and corkscrews.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He twisted himself around a sapling--this great, overgrown, six-foot boy without a beard--and shouting down to his "pardner" in the mine, Old Sandy, who stood at the bottom of the open claim, leaning on his pick, resting a moment, looking into the bright bubbling water that burst laughing from the bank before him, dreaming a bit in the freshness about him; and said, "Hallo!

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE FORKS.