used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
BEAVERnounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
for the reason that
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
a youthful male person
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
didn't
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From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
every person
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
the organ of sight
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
a boy or man
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
fishermennounUS /ˈfɪʃərmɪn/
plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
grasshoppernounUS /ˈɡræshɑːpər/
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
hookedadjectiveUS /hʊkt/
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
hookingnounUS /ˈhʊkɪŋ/
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
From this reading The hooking is the principal part.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hooking is the principal part.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
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 was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
not any; not one
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
and nothing more
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
outfitsnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪts/
plural of “outfit” — any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The hooking is the principal part.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading The hooking is the principal part.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
express in words
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
they'll
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From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
bound or secured closely
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
torturingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
troutnounUS /traʊt/
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
hard to endure
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
twenty-sixadjective
being six more than twenty
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
the act of using
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BEAVER MAN For he was a great one, that trout!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course they'll say we didn't give him any show--but after he was hooked there was no use in torturing him.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading He was the big fellow that everybody had been after, because he was twenty-six inches long and weighed four pounds and had only one eye!
at the time that
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
woodcraftnoun
skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
a late time of life
From this reading That was good woodcraft, for a boy twelve years old to sneak up on him and catch him with a willow pole and a line tied fast and a grasshopper, when regular fishermen with fine outfits had been trying right along.
