used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “By glory, they be!
breastworknoun
fortification consisting of a low wall
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By glory, they be!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
don't
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From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
DriftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
the organ of sight
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
Farnham
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From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
a state of high honor
From this reading “By glory, they be!
goin
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From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
Jennings
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From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
Let'em
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From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
the force of workers available
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
information about recent and important events
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
peep-hole
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From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
precisely, exactly
From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
stop'em
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From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PLAYING THE GAME “HERE they come, men; some of them!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At almost the same instant Farnham called out the same news and Jennings, rising to glance over the stone breastwork of the basin, remarked:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let’em went, Lieutenant; we don’t want to stop’em from goin’ right on home.
Whitcomb
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From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Drifting back,” announced Lieutenant Whitcomb, with his eye at a peep-hole in the rocks.
