used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
in the past
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
artfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːrtfəl/
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
From this reading That's where he was artful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he knew that you'd gone away on a campin'-out trip.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
campin
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From this reading Then he knew that you'd gone away on a campin'-out trip.
CARTER'SnounUS /ˈkɑːrtərz/
possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
covetedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvətɪd/
greatly desired
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
take in liquids
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
a quad with a square body
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
gamblin
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From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
givin
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From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then he knew that you'd gone away on a campin'-out trip.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
He'd
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From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
KIDDIE'S
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From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
RUBEnounUS /ruːb/
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
suspectin
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From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
That's
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From this reading That's where he was artful.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
thievin
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From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Then he knew that you'd gone away on a campin'-out trip.
Undrell
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From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
valuablesnounUS /ˈvæljəbəlz/
plural of “valuable” — something of value
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's where he was artful.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He'd made up his mind weeks ago to get hold of 'em.
in or at the place that
From this reading That's where he was artful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
you'd
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From this reading Then he knew that you'd gone away on a campin'-out trip.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S "To begin with, then," said Rube, "Nick Undrell knew about your valuables--knew that you kept 'em here in your cabin; and he coveted them.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading He admitted as much to you yourself, an' he put you off suspectin' him by makin' out that he'd started on a new trail by givin' up drink an' gamblin' and thievin'.
