used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
anew
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
(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 I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not that mumps are generally on hand.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
an occurrence of something
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
ClarionverbUS /ˈkleriən/
blow the clarion
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
didn't
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From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
EaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Not that mumps are generally on hand.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
mumpsnounUS /mʌmps/
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that mumps are generally on hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
To recall to mind.
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
precisely, exactly
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
cut with a saw
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
Spragg
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From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that mumps are generally on hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
Tidd
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From this reading When I had them they reached from one ear right around to the other, and Mark Tidd didn’t have half so much face as I did.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, one day about the time the contest was getting nicely started up I saw Spragg in town.
at the time that
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you have, you want to remember him again, for the time was coming fast when he would be right on hand like a case of mumps.
you've
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From this reading I’ll bet you’ve forgotten all about Spragg, the Eagle Center _Clarion_ man.
