used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
any thing at all
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
apprehensiveadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
quick to understand
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
have
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
BendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
an opposing military force
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
intentionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃənz/
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
justlyadverbUS /ˈdʒʌstli/
with honesty
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
MedicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
come together
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
a particular point in time
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
ordinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
SleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
a source of difficulty
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading But Duke Morgan drove into town next morning and had to stay for three days waiting for a chance to meet de Spain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading De Spain himself had been putting off for weeks every business that would bear putting off, and had been forced at length to run down to Medicine Bend to buy horses.
(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 A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
at the time that
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Duke was not a man to talk much when he had anything of moment to put through, and he had left home determined, before he came back, to finish for good with his enemy.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Nan, after her uncle left home--justly apprehensive of his intentions--made frantic efforts to get word to de Spain of what was impending.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A TRY OUT Sleepy Cat is not so large a place that one would ordinarily have much trouble in finding a man in it if one searched well.
