used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH JIM AND MIKE CONLIN PASS THROUGH A GREAT TRIAL AND COME OUT VICTORIOUS.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
(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 Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH JIM AND MIKE CONLIN PASS THROUGH A GREAT TRIAL AND COME OUT VICTORIOUS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
brung
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From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
caressingnounUS /kərˈesɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
a boy or man
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN WHICH JIM AND MIKE CONLIN PASS THROUGH A GREAT TRIAL AND COME OUT VICTORIOUS.
comersnounUS /ˈkʌmərz/
plural of “comer” — someone with a promising future
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
CONLIN
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a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
don't
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From this reading Now don't ye make no row."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
I've
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From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
JIM
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the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
lickedadjectiveUS /lɪkt/
having been got the better of
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
engage in
From this reading Now don't ye make no row."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
MIKEnounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
not any; not one
From this reading Now don't ye make no row."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now don't ye make no row."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
go across or through
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passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Now don't ye make no row."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
carry out
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
There's
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From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
the act of testing something
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TurknounUS /tɜːrk/
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
VICTORIOUSadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/
having won
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wagnounUS /wæɡ/
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
we've
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From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
accept gladly
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
at the time that
From this reading Turk looked up into his master's face, then surveyed the new comers with a wag of his tail that had all the force of a welcome, and, when Harry leaped on shore, he smelt him over, licked his hand, and accepted him as a satisfactory companion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH JIM AND MIKE CONLIN PASS THROUGH A GREAT TRIAL AND COME OUT VICTORIOUS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There, Turk, there they be!" said Jim to his dog, pointing to his passengers, as he stood caressing him, with one foot on the land and the other holding the boat to the shore.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "There's the little chap that I've brung to play with ye, an' there's the sick man that we've got to take care on.
