used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
(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 But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
for the reason that
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
DIDN'T
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From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
Donnelle
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From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
drowningverbUS /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
a boy or man
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
set up or found
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
house-boat
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From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
how
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From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
ten 10s
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
I'm
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From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
and nothing more
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
lockernounUS /ˈlɑːkər/
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
McCord
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From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
believed likely
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
That's
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From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A lot of fellows thought he took it from a fellow while he was saving the fellow from drowning and then hid it in the house-boat.
a source of difficulty
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They thought _that_ just because he went to the house-boat, and because they found out that he had a key to the locker.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
produce a literary work
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inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading But all the while that money belonged to Harry Donnelle and he came up to Temple Camp and claimed it, after I wrote and told him all about Skinny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That’s how he happened to visit Temple Camp and you can bet I’m glad he did.
you'll
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From this reading BUT I DIDN’T WRITE IT The reason I said that about the two hundred dollars causing a lot of trouble at Temple Camp was, because a little fellow there named Skinny McCord (you’ll see him after a while) was suspected of stealing it.
