used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
ain't
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From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
Charley
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From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
crammingverbUS /ˈkræmɪŋ/
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
disgustedlyadverb
with disgust
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
dugoutnounUS /ˈdʌɡaʊt/
either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
fellernounUS /ˈfelər/
a person who fells trees
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
gruntedverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪd/
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
he's
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From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
Pecosnoun
a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
PLOTTERSnounUS /ˈplɑːtərz/
plural of “plotter” — a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading PLOTTERS THREE.
Siwash
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From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
talkin
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From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading PLOTTERS THREE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
trailingnounUS /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
tryin
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From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He halted operations long enough to give his companion an angry look out from under his thick brows.
the act of using
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "There's no use talkin', Siwash," and Pecos Jones leaned disgustedly back against the earth wall of the dugout; "he's got one o' these here charmed lives, that feller has, and it ain't no manner o' use tryin' to down him."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Siwash Charley was cramming tobacco into the bowl of a black pipe.
ye're
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From this reading "Oh, ye're the limit, Pecos!" he grunted, drawing a match across the top of the table and trailing the flame over the pipe bowl.
