used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
clamberverbUS /ˈklæmbər/
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
couldn't
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From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It’s no use to do that!
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
a quad with a square body
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
Foss
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From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
giversnounUS /ˈɡɪvərz/
plural of “giver” — someone who devotes himself completely
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
an instinctive motive
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
It's
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From this reading It’s no use to do that!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
not any; not one
From this reading It’s no use to do that!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
and nothing more
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s no use to do that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
they've
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From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
thievesnounUS /θiːvz/
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
to-night
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From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
the act of using
From this reading It’s no use to do that!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
at the time that
From this reading The first impulse of the angry givers of the feast was to start in pursuit of the thieves; and Bill Foss had begun to clamber out on the dock in order to get the boat, when Bob stopped him by saying:-- “Hold on!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The best way will be to lay for ’em to-night over on the other side.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading We couldn’t catch ’em now with only one pair of oars, for they’ve got too much of a start.
