used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “Cumby tells me it’ll be to my advantage,” said Crockett.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
backwoodsmannounUS /ˈbæˈkwʊdzmən/
a man who lives on the frontier
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
ChandlernounUS /ˈtʃændlər/
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
CrockettnounUS /ˈkrɑːkɪt/
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
Cumby
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From this reading “Cumby tells me it’ll be to my advantage,” said Crockett.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
hoaxnounUS /hoʊks/
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
it'll
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From this reading “Cumby tells me it’ll be to my advantage,” said Crockett.
JordannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdən/
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
go away from a place
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Cumby tells me it’ll be to my advantage,” said Crockett.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Cumby tells me it’ll be to my advantage,” said Crockett.
Ned
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From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
practicedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktəst/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
sharpers
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From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You’ll stay a while, then,” said Walter.
steamboatnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Cumby tells me it’ll be to my advantage,” said Crockett.
TEXASnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You’ll stay a while, then,” said Walter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
This'll
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From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
bound or secured closely
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Cumby tells me it’ll be to my advantage,” said Crockett.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This’ll get you into New Orleans in a little while,” said the genial backwoodsman as he shook hands with them.
you'll
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From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And like as not you’ll get your business over and be on your way home before I leave this section.”
