used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
(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 TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And then everbody around the camp-fire set up a howl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
CAMP-FIRE
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From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
didn't
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From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
remove the dust from
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
divisible by two
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
everbody
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From this reading And then everbody around the camp-fire set up a howl.
a boy or man
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
coins made of gold
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading And then everbody around the camp-fire set up a howl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
and nothing more
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
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 There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And then everbody around the camp-fire set up a howl.
a particular situation
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
SKINNYadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
having a supporting base
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then everbody around the camp-fire set up a howl.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then everbody around the camp-fire set up a howl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TELLS ABOUT CAMP-FIRE AND SKINNY All of a sudden I heard a fellow shout, "There he is!"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
twinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And then everbody around the camp-fire set up a howl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Skinny was standing in the dark away from the fire, just as if he was afraid to come in among the fellows.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a long mark on his cheek where I guess the gold dust twin had scratched him, and he didn't have his hat or his shoes.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading His uniform was all wrinkled and stained and he looked even worse than he did other times.
