used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
(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 The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading He had put away all the appearance of youth, and was a crafty and sly man.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had put away all the appearance of youth, and was a crafty and sly man.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
CHIQUITA
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From this reading THE GREAT CHIQUITA.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
craftyadjectiveUS /ˈkræfti/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading He had put away all the appearance of youth, and was a crafty and sly man.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT CHIQUITA.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had put away all the appearance of youth, and was a crafty and sly man.
Hatracknoun
a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the typical jockey now.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
jockeyverbUS /ˈdʒɑːki/
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
From this reading He was the typical jockey now.
jockey's
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From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
MagpienounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪ/
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
NorrisnounUS /ˈnɔːrɪs/
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had put away all the appearance of youth, and was a crafty and sly man.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
put a saddle on
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading He had put away all the appearance of youth, and was a crafty and sly man.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT CHIQUITA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading He was the typical jockey now.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hatrack and Magpie were now brought up to the starting point.
which person or people
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy who traveled with old man Norris was on the back of the latter horse, sitting in a regular jockey's saddle and stripped of all superfluous clothing.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading He had put away all the appearance of youth, and was a crafty and sly man.
