used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
(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 GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
BONANZAnounUS /bəˈnænzə/
an especially rich vein of precious ore
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
Clem
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From this reading "How do you mean rock a cradle?" queried Clem.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you mean rock a cradle?" queried Clem.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
at any time
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
How
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From this reading "How do you mean rock a cradle?" queried Clem.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
I'm
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From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
Jim
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From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "How do you mean rock a cradle?" queried Clem.
meanin
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From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
miner'snounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
possessive form of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
OwensnounUS /ˈoʊənz/
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
panverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
prospectingverbUS /ˌprɔːˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “prospect” — search for something desirable
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "How do you mean rock a cradle?" queried Clem.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
rockernounUS /ˈrɑːkər/
an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you were in the cradle!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
twirlverbUS /twɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ever since I was big enough to twirl a pan or rock a cradle!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought you were in the cradle!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Not that kind, boy," Jim answered, "what I'm meanin' is a miner's cradle, or a rocker, as some calls it.
at the time that
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GREAT BONANZA "You certainly started young enough in the prospecting game," said Owens, when Jim told of his birth in a mining camp, "and have you been at it all your life?"
