used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
(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 But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
beamedverbUS /biːmd/
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
chessnounUS /tʃes/
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
come-down
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From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
greatly pleased
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
enactedverbUS /eˈnæktəd/
past form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
fer
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From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
fergive
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From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
and nothing more
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
lickedadjectiveUS /lɪkt/
having been got the better of
From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
moosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
mornin
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From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
NancenounUS /næns/
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
SEARCHINGS
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From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
Seddon
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From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
hurting
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
surlyadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a great come-down, so I thought, to be licked by a woman.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
having passed out of existence
From this reading His eyes beamed with admiration, and the somewhat surly expression vanished entirely from his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HEART SEARCHINGS Dad Seddon was delighted with the part Nance had taken in the drama which had just been enacted.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
ye've
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From this reading But I fergive ye now, fer ye've done a deed this mornin' which makes us all proud of ye."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "By the horns of a moose!" he exclaimed, turning toward the young woman, "I did feel mighty sore that first night ye beat me at chess.
