used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
a youthful male person
From this reading "The tormentable, mean, naughty boy!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
comprehendedadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
cow-path
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From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
dartverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
Diah's
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From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
Fred
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From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
the act of departing
From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
HA'E
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From this reading "I HA'E NAEBODY NOW."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I HA'E NAEBODY NOW."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
immediately past
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
NAEBODY
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From this reading "I HA'E NAEBODY NOW."
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading "The tormentable, mean, naughty boy!
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I HA'E NAEBODY NOW."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
raveverbUS /reɪv/
participate in an all-night techno dance party
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
cut with a saw
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
having a supporting base
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
tormentable
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From this reading "The tormentable, mean, naughty boy!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt he was going to his uncle Diah's.
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
at the time that
From this reading When he was fairly out of sight, and Willy comprehended at last that he had really left him, and did not mean to come back, he sat down on a stone by the wayside, and began to rave.
Willy
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From this reading Standing on the bank, Willy looked back over his shoulder at Fred, and saw him dart off into a shady cow-path.
