used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
amiablyadverbUS /ˈeɪmiəbli/
in an affable manner
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
anticipatin
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From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
arterward
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From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
divisible by two
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
findin
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From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
coins made of gold
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
grouches
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
haven't
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From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
how
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
jocularly
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
Joe
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From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
MoosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
not any; not one
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
pertainin
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From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
PotlatchnounUS /ˈpɑːtlætʃ/
a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
sacksnounUS /sæks/
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
subsidedverbUS /səbˈsaɪdɪd/
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My one best bet is that we gets the gold first off and the sacks arterward.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “No more o’ them things for me,” replied Bill almost amiably.
thinkin
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From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
We've
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From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ON THE TRAIL OF GOLD “Well, how is old Potlatch this nice, bright, beautiful morning,” Jack jocularly inquired of his partner after they had started and their grouches had somewhat subsided.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I was thinkin’ about, though, was the sacks Bull Moose Joe has made pertainin’ to an’ anticipatin’ the findin’ of the gold.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “We’ve wasted a whole day and we haven’t even got a blanket between us to show for it.
