used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
BrantnounUS /brænt/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
chorenounUS /tʃɔːr/
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
someone who is a detective
From this reading Uncle Dick had offered them horses for the ride.
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
at any time
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I've got to go a little out of our way.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got to go a little out of our way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Uncle Dick had offered them horses for the ride.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
Higgins
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From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Uncle Dick had offered them horses for the ride.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
I've
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From this reading "I've got to go a little out of our way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
It's
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From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I've got to go a little out of our way.
MarshalverbUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
place in proper rank
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Uncle Dick had offered them horses for the ride.
oughtn't
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From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I've got to go a little out of our way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I've got to go a little out of our way.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
plumbverbUS /plʌm/
measure the depth of something
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It's a chore I oughtn't ever to have put off for a minute, but I plumb forgot it."
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Uncle Dick had offered them horses for the ride.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
carry out
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Uncle Dick had offered them horses for the ride.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Dick had offered them horses for the ride.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I've got to go a little out of our way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
at the time that
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
in or at the place that
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
Wilkesboro
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From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two men, somewhat in advance of the remainder of the party after the descent of Stone Mountain, had come near the Higgins' cabin, when the marshal spoke with a display of embarrassment:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Marshal Stone and Brant were to return together to North Wilkesboro' where the latter would take the train for home.
