Chapter IX · Chapter 9

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

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From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

later than; following

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

(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 WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

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From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

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From this reading But Father didn't have no use for silver.

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From this reading "It was Father's doin's more'n it was mine.

a quad with a square body

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading But Father didn't have no use for silver.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "It was Father's doin's more'n it was mine.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But Father didn't have no use for silver.

destroyed or killed

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But Father didn't have no use for silver.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

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From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

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From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It was Father's doin's more'n it was mine.

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From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It was Father's doin's more'n it was mine.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

not any; not one

From this reading But Father didn't have no use for silver.

not one, and not any

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

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From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading But Father didn't have no use for silver.

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From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

caught or fixed

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

move through by or as by digging

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

the act of using

From this reading But Father didn't have no use for silver.

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From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I reckon I'd ha' stuck around the Comstock Lode an' got into reg'lar silver-quartz minin' if I'd gone my own way.

at the time that

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

in or at the place that

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WHERE TREASURE HIDES "You won't be achin', none, to hear all o' my roamin's after I quit the Sutro Tunnel," Jim resumed, a couple of days later, when Owens and Clem came to hear the rest of his story, "so I'll cut 'em short.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But you'll be wantin' to hear how it was I got into that queer part o' the country where I made my strike.