used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
camp-meeting
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From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
couldn't
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From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
EaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
evasionnounUS /ɪˈveɪʒən/
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
flatsnounUS /flæts/
footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
the act of departing
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
isn't
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From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
it's
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From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
immediately past
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
go away from a place
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
Orin
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From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
pattingverbUS /ˈpætɪŋ/
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
put a saddle on
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
ticklishadjectiveUS /ˈtɪkəlɪʃ/
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
From this reading And it's a ticklish business, going over there in the dark, isn't it, old man?" he said, patting his big gray horse.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
TobynounUS /ˈtoʊbi/
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a sick call 'way over on the Eagle Creek flats.
(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 "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The last time we went in the night the limb of a tree, that I couldn't see, dragged me from the saddle."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He laughed as if this were a joke on Toby or himself, or both.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, well," said Father Orin, with a sigh of evasion, "if you are going on to the camp-meeting, Toby and I will have to leave you here.
