used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
(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 We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A big canvas-covered wagon had taken the place of the flatboat.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
canvas-covered
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From this reading A big canvas-covered wagon had taken the place of the flatboat.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
constitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
Don't
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From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
emigrant-train
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From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
divisible by two
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
flatboatnounUS /ˈflætboʊt/
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
From this reading A big canvas-covered wagon had taken the place of the flatboat.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
Holman
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From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
Holmans
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From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
HoosiernounUS /ˈhuːʒər/
a native or resident of Indiana
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
and nothing more
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
nag's
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From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
ObadiahnounUS /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Two oxen tugged the wagon.
panounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
a course of conduct
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A big canvas-covered wagon had taken the place of the flatboat.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
express a supposition
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A big canvas-covered wagon had taken the place of the flatboat.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading Two oxen tugged the wagon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two oxen tugged the wagon.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading A big canvas-covered wagon had taken the place of the flatboat.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The emigrant-train which was bearing the Holmans' fortunes had left the "river beautiful" far behind and was following a trail "blazed" through a land even more charming than the water path had been.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are helping with the constitution all we can, and it makes me feel just as though I wanted to be a Hoosier!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Obadiah Holman settled himself on the sharp bones of the old nag's back and said to his father: "Don't you suppose, pa, that it would be a good plan for us to settle in this new State?
