used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
adventurersnounUS /ædˈventʃərərz/
plural of “adventurer” — a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
(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 “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Turning, he saw the tall backwoodsman at his side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
backwoodsmannounUS /ˈbæˈkwʊdzmən/
a man who lives on the frontier
From this reading Turning, he saw the tall backwoodsman at his side.
BarkernounUS /ˈbɑːrkər/
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
exhale hard
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
ChandlernounUS /ˈtʃændlər/
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
CROCKETTnounUS /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
DAVYnounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turning, he saw the tall backwoodsman at his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
JordannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdən/
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
set down according to a plan
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
a particular point in time
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
Ned
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From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
plantersnounUS /ˈplæntərz/
plural of “planter” — the owner or manager of a plantation
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
river-men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
move hurridly
From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
cut with a saw
From this reading Turning, he saw the tall backwoodsman at his side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Turning, he saw the tall backwoodsman at his side.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Turning, he saw the tall backwoodsman at his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
There'll
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From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
they'll
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From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
They've
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From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning, he saw the tall backwoodsman at his side.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading “They’ve got all the cargo on board the boat,” said the man, “and in a moment they’ll blow the whistle for every one to get back on board.
which person or people
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Ned Chandler, who caught the words, understood their meaning instantly.
you'd
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From this reading There’ll be a rush; and I reckon you’d better not be in it.”
