used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
bein
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From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
terminate
From this reading The captive was the first to break the picture.
buccaneernounUS /ˌbʌkəˈniːr/
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
calculateverbUS /ˈkælkjəleɪt/
make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The captive was the first to break the picture.
CAPTIVE'S
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE'S WARNING.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
crackersadjectiveUS /ˈkrækərz/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
decoratingverbUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “decorate” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The captive was the first to break the picture.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The captive was the first to break the picture.
scuttleverbUS /ˈskʌtəl/
to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
sundownnounUS /ˈsʌndaʊn/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTIVE'S WARNING.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captive was the first to break the picture.
tree-bough
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From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
hard to endure
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
uns
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From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE CAPTIVE'S WARNING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captive was the first to break the picture.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
What's
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From this reading "What's this here buccaneer bein' a' doing of now?" demanded Ben, after a few seconds.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
wrenchverbUS /rentʃ/
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading With a violent wrench he freed himself of the arms of his captors, while the boys gazed in dumb amazement at the unexpected encounter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We 'uns caught him trying to scuttle you 'uns canoes," explained one of the crackers, "and we calculate to have him decorating a tree-bough by sundown on our own account.
