used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
(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 been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
completely unclothed
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
baysnounUS /beɪz/
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
a boy or man
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
chasin
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From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
at any time
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
expectorationnoun
the process of coughing up and spitting out
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
facilitateverbUS /fəˈsɪləteɪt/
make easier
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
fer
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From this reading "I got a fistful o' luck fer you.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
fistfulnounUS /ˈfɪstfəl/
the quantity that can be held in the hand
From this reading "I got a fistful o' luck fer you.
fly-time
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From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
follow-upnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊʌp/
a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got a fistful o' luck fer you.
guide'snounUS /ɡaɪdz/
possessive form of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
hellan-gone
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From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
Jake
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From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
lounge-room
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From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "I got a fistful o' luck fer you.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
necessitiesnounUS /nəˈsesɪtiz/
plural of “necessity” — the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
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 "I got a fistful o' luck fer you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
profuseadjectiveUS /prəˈfjuːs/
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
stablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
not in physical motion
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jake had a follow-up peculiarly his own, and that afternoon he came steaming into our presence as we sat in the bare lounge-room of the hotel, making a list of necessities on the back on an envelope.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Chap down at the stables--trouble o' some kind or other--wants to sell his horses; as pretty a team o' bays as ever switched a tail in fly-time, an' I can put you next."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If we thought we had finished with Jake it was evidence that we still had much to learn about our guide's business qualities.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I been chasin' you fellows all over hellan-gone," he announced, with a profuse expectoration to facilitate speech.
