used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
(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 "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
BAITverbUS /beɪt/
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
have
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well, you've done pretty well," said Hugh.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "No," said Jack, "we found him easily enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "No," said Jack, "we found him easily enough.
divisible by two
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
set up or found
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
he'd
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From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
Hugh
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From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
be the source of pain
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
a small worthless amount
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
immediately past
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
go away from a place
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
by chance
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
moosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Jack, "we found him easily enough.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Well, you've done pretty well," said Hugh.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
precisely as stated
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WATCHING A BEAR BAIT "Hello, Hugh," said Jack, as they walked up to the lodge; "we found the moose."
(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 "Well, you've done pretty well," said Hugh.
in or at the place that
From this reading He didn't go very far beyond where I had to leave the trail last night.
wouldn't
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From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
you'd
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From this reading "I thought maybe he'd go so far, even if you'd hurt him bad, that you wouldn't find him at all."
you've
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From this reading "Well, you've done pretty well," said Hugh.
