farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
ain't
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From this reading “He ain’t so big as Larry,” replied Ruddy, doubtfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “He ain’t so big as Larry,” replied Ruddy, doubtfully.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
ChicknounUS /tʃɪk/
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
doubtfullyadverb
in a doubtful manner
From this reading “He ain’t so big as Larry,” replied Ruddy, doubtfully.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
Golly
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From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He ain’t so big as Larry,” replied Ruddy, doubtfully.
HickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading I’ll put my money on Little Hickory.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll put my money on Little Hickory.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
irrepressibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrəˈpresəbəl/
impossible to repress or control
From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
Larry
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From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I’ll put my money on Little Hickory.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I’ll put my money on Little Hickory.”
mustn't
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From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ll put my money on Little Hickory.”
not any; not one
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’ll put my money on Little Hickory.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I’ll put my money on Little Hickory.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
with speed
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “He ain’t so big as Larry,” replied Ruddy, doubtfully.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
RuddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He ain’t so big as Larry,” replied Ruddy, doubtfully.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
there's
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From this reading “Golly!” said the irrepressible Chick, “there’s going to be some fun.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
Tony
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From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
which person or people
From this reading Chick, Ruddy and Tony, the three smaller boys, who had hastened to the side of Larry at his call, now that they really understood the situation, quickly stepped away as Larry advanced toward Rob.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This ain’t no quarrel of mine, Larry,” said Rob, “and if you get the worst of it you mustn’t blame me.”
