used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
Allan
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From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
Allan's
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From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
attractsverbUS /əˈtrækts/
third-person singular of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
a youthful male person
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
lacking funds
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
GiraffenounUS /dʒərˈæf/
tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
hammernounUS /ˈhæmər/
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
how
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From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
go away from a place
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
MainenounUS /meɪn/
a state in New England
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
nailedverbUS /neɪld/
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
nailsnounUS /neɪlz/
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE PICTURES THAT TALKED.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading "Looks like a strip of fresh birch bark," remarked Giraffe.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE PICTURES THAT TALKED.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PICTURES THAT TALKED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICTURES THAT TALKED.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
wandnounUS /wɑːnd/
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading He bent down, broke off a long wand from a bush, and seemed to partly split one end of this.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
look attentively
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
What's
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From this reading "What's that Allan's got in his hand?" asked Davy Jones, as the little party reached an open spot, and the Maine boy came to a halt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
you'll
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From this reading "Just what it is," Allan spoke up, "and if you watch me, you'll see how the poor Indian, not carrying a hammer and nails along, finds a way to leave his message so that it attracts the attention he wants, just as well as if he nailed it against the trunk of a tree."
