used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRUITLESS VIGIL.
agentsnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənts/
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
bagsnounUS /bæɡz/
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
FRUITLESSadjectiveUS /ˈfruːtləs/
unproductive of success
From this reading A FRUITLESS VIGIL.
Geohegan
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From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
gulchnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
Jode
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From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
Lenning
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From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
Lenning's
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From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
Merriwell
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From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Lenning certainly had been playing in hard luck.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
scoundrelsnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəlz/
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
scurvynoun
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
Shoup
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From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
VIGILnounUS /ˈvɪdʒəl/
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading A FRUITLESS VIGIL.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Toward the end of Lenning’s weird experience, however, fortune had smiled, and the plunder secured by the road agents had fallen into his hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had started into the hills with the very innocent idea of setting off a blast in the gulch, and fate had played him a scurvy trick by bringing down on him two scoundrels like Shoup and Geohegan.
You've
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From this reading “You’ve had a pretty tough time of it, Jode,” said Merriwell, his eyes on the mail bags, “but you’ve made a star play in getting back this government property.
