used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
traveling across
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
a special loved one
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
Dixon
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From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
take in liquids
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
a social unit living together
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope they shoot something wuth shooting," put in Maybe Dixon.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I hope they shoot something wuth shooting," put in Maybe Dixon.
Josiah
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From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
a boy or man
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
by chance
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
OUTFITnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I hope they shoot something wuth shooting," put in Maybe Dixon.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "I hope they shoot something wuth shooting," put in Maybe Dixon.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "I hope they shoot something wuth shooting," put in Maybe Dixon.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
SocketnounUS /ˈsɑːkət/
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I hope they shoot something wuth shooting," put in Maybe Dixon.
STEALINGnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading THE STEALING OF THE OUTFIT Si drove Darling and the outfit down to the ford of the river, and there waited for the return of his two partners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
at the time that
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I suppose they will be along before a great while," answered the former farm lad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maybe Dixon was with him and the Socket family were close behind.
wuth
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From this reading "I hope they shoot something wuth shooting," put in Maybe Dixon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When do you expect the boys back?" asked Josiah Socket, as he drove up and allowed his horses to drink before crossing.
