used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
the state of being absent
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
abusedadjectiveUS /əˈbjuːzd/
used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
ArrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
behavingverbUS /bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
boastingnounUS /ˈboʊstɪŋ/
speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
Bothwell
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From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
divisible by two
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
ten 10s
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
Kate's
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From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
Kenneth's
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From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
lankadjectiveUS /læŋk/
long and thin and often limp
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
NashnounUS /næʃ/
United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
absolutely essential
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
postmarkedverbUS /ˈpoʊstmɑːrkt/
past form of “postmark” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
SaskatchewannounUS /sæˈskætʃəwɔːn/
one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
scraggyadjective
being very thin
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
have in common
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
teasingnounUS /ˈtiːzɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
threshingnoun
the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Kate's share was a letter, postmarked Bothwell, a rising little town about one hundred and twenty miles from Arrow Creek.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
unholyadjectiveUS /ənˈhoʊli/
not hallowed or consecrated
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading She was dreadfully ashamed of the way the Saskatchewan weather was behaving after all her boasting.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading I am afraid I took an unholy delight in teasing her, and abused the western weather even more than was necessary.
which person or people
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading She was thin at the best of times, but now she grew positively scraggy with the worry of it.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Jim Nash--the lank youth who was hired to look after the place during Uncle Kenneth's absence on a prolonged threshing expedition--had brought some mail.
