Chapter XVII · Mr. Willett Learns the News

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

European food fish

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

a boy or man

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

enter into a contractual arrangement

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

act of transferring property title from one person to another

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

a person who fells trees

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

something acquired without compensation

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

coins made of gold

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

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From this reading "See har, pard, I’ve got an idear."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading "See har, pard, I’ve got an idear."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

a person who carries a message

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

a form of address for a man

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

not one and not the other of two

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

information about recent and important events

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading "See har, pard, I’ve got an idear."

a person's partner in marriage

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

on the contrary

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

logically valid

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

except for; apart from

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "See har, pard, I’ve got an idear."

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

an instance of visual perception

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

possessive form of “somebody” — a human being

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

express in speech

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

express in words

From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Collins, and his partner, Brill, were at heart as tender as they were brave.

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From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

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From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

the words that are spoken

From this reading "If it comes down whar I’ve got to speak my mind and tell a sneakin’ feller jest what I think of him," replied Collins, "I ain’t slow, and I find I’m flush of words ’bout that time, but tellin’ a man his son’s dead, and that that ’ar paper he sent for to save his own life, ain’t agoin to be perduced, why, that’s an entirely different matter, and I’d a sight rather contract out the job to some chap as don’t mind sich things."

but in spite of that

From this reading They reasoned that Mr. Willett should know the news the messenger brought back from Gold Cave Camp, yet neither felt like conveying it to the unhappy man.

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From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."

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From this reading "Somebody’s got to tell him," said Brill, to his partner, "and as you’ve got the best gift of gab, Collins, I reckon you’re the feller to do it."