used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
have
From this reading "Or a bear!" suggested Step-hen.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
Bumpus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
every person
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
greenhornnoun
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
knapsacks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
not any; not one
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISONER OF THE TREE STUMP.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or a bear!" suggested Step-hen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
by chance
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE PRISONER OF THE TREE STUMP.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
Smithynoun
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
speculateverbUS /ˈspekjəleɪt/
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
be standing; be upright
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
stavesnounUS /steɪvz/
plural of “stave” — (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
Step-hen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Or a bear!" suggested Step-hen.
STUMPnounUS /stʌmp/
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading THE PRISONER OF THE TREE STUMP.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Or a bear!" suggested Step-hen.
Thad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER OF THE TREE STUMP.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE PRISONER OF THE TREE STUMP.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
at the time that
From this reading Thad was not the one to stand and speculate, when a comrade appeared to be in deep trouble, so he immediately cried out:
a Caucasian
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
which person or people
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Oh! perhaps a wolf has got poor Bumpus!" exclaimed Smithy, who had never had any real experience in the woods, and was therefore a genuine "greenhorn" scout.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get your staves, and come along, everybody; no; you stay with our knapsacks, to guard them, Bob White.
