used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
barrelsnounUS /ˈbærəlz/
the amount that many barrels might hold
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
Baw
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From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE GUN CLUB.
cock's
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From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
don't
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From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
drawledverbUS /drɔːld/
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
fellahnoun
an agricultural laborer in Arab countries
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
GreeneradjectiveUS /ˈɡriːnər/
comparative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
grousenounUS /ɡraʊs/
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading THE GUN CLUB.
hammerless
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From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
isn't
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From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
Jawve
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From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
Paulding
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From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
sportsmannounUS /ˈspɔːrtsmən/
someone who engages in sports
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
squinted
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From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUN CLUB.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There really isn't any shooting in this country to be compared to that, don't you 'now!"
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
tinglingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be something great to knock such a bird into the heather.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
whirringnounUS /ˈwɜːrɪŋ/
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
WillisnounUS /ˈwɪlɪs/
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Willis Paulding drawled this in his affected style, and then swung the handsome English Greener hammerless to his shoulder and squinted down the barrels as if he fancied he heard the whirring of a moor cock's wings and felt the thrill of the sportsman tingling through his veins.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Baw Jawve, it would be sport if a fellah could draw on a grouse on a Scotch moor, don't you 'now!
