used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
comin
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From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
fanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
galootnoun
a disreputable or clumsy man
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
hobonounUS /ˈhoʊboʊ/
a vagrant
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
Joe
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From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
joltnounUS /dʒoʊlt/
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
and nothing more
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
conformity or harmony
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
moccasinsnounUS /ˈmɑːkəsɪnz/
plural of “moccasin” — soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
pards
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading PLANS.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
any competition
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
put a saddle on
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
cut with a saw
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I hauled up in the road, with the bushes between me and the water, ready to jump into the saddle the minute the boat came opposite.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He looked like a hobo, and the way he grinned got on my nerves.
at the time that
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
Wyandotte
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When I got over the point, pards," said Joe, dropping into a chair and fanning himself with his hat, "the _Wyandotte_ was just comin' down the lake to pull off her usual race with herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was keeping shady, you can bet your moccasins on that, and it was some sort of a jolt when I saw a galoot perched on a stone.
