used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh! hurry up, and let’s get things started.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “What I call a peach!” ejaculated Bones Shadduck.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What I call a peach!” ejaculated Bones Shadduck.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
CARAVANnounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
coiledadjectiveUS /kɔɪld/
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
didn't
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From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
doubledadjectiveUS /ˈdʌbəld/
twice as great or many
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
ejaculated
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From this reading “What I call a peach!” ejaculated Bones Shadduck.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
at any time
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
goin
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From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
GYPSYnounUS /ˈdʒɪpsi/
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Oh! hurry up, and let’s get things started.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What I call a peach!” ejaculated Bones Shadduck.
I've
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From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
It's
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From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
LankyadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋki/
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
Lanky's
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From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
let's
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From this reading Oh! hurry up, and let’s get things started.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! hurry up, and let’s get things started.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading “What I call a peach!” ejaculated Bones Shadduck.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
a strong line
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
express in words
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
screamernounUS /ˈskriːmər/
someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
Shadduck
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From this reading “What I call a peach!” ejaculated Bones Shadduck.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Oh! hurry up, and let’s get things started.”
express a supposition
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
carry out
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
express in words
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
tellin
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From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GYPSY CARAVAN “It’s a screamer!” exclaimed Lanky, immediately.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Oh! hurry up, and let’s get things started.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
(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 “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What I call a peach!” ejaculated Bones Shadduck.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Well, suppose then you take this doubled rope, which I’ve coiled up, and see if you can land the end in the branches of Lanky’s tree.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say, what was I tellin’ you, Lanky; didn’t I say our Frank would get up a plan that was goin’ to beat anything you ever heard tell of?
