used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
cankering
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From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
put or send forth
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
Dog-gone
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From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
ejaculationnounUS /iˌdʒækjuːˈleɪʃən/
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was freckled and sunburned.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
a boy or man
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
flickeredverbUS /ˈflɪkərd/
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
freckledadjectiveUS /ˈfrekəld/
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading His face was freckled and sunburned.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was freckled and sunburned.
holdernounUS /ˈhoʊldər/
a holding device
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
inextinguishableadjective
difficult or impossible to extinguish
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
It's
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From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
low-gradeadjective
of inferior quality
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
LUREnounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
used to form the superlative
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
naggingadjectiveUS /ˈnæɡɪŋ/
continually complaining or faultfinding
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
panningverbUS /ˈpænɪŋ/
inflected form of “pan” — make a sweeping movement
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
reddishadjectiveUS /ˈredɪʃ/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
not in physical motion
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
sunburnedadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnbɜːrnd/
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading His face was freckled and sunburned.
the rays of the sun
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
surmountingverbUS /sərˈmaʊntɪŋ/
-ing form of “surmount” — get on top of; deal with successfully
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LURE OF THE MINE “It’s panning out mighty low-grade stuff!--Dog-gone it!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
tubenounUS /tuːb/
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
which person or people
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
wiryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪri/
lean and sinewy
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading He shook his head as he held up a test tube in its wooden holder to the sunlight.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man who made this ejaculation, and in a most discouraged tone, too, was slender and wiry, with sandy reddish hair surmounting a Scotch cast of features.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The inextinguishable hope of youth still flickered in his blue eyes, but there was worry, anxiety, there, too--the sign of that nagging, cankering care that keeps a fellow thin.
