used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
AdriannounUS /ˈeɪdriən/
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading “But I’d like to go the worst kind, Adrian.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
any thing at all
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I’d like to go the worst kind, Adrian.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE RUSTLERS.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
Donald
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From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But I’d like to go the worst kind, Adrian.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
I'd
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From this reading “But I’d like to go the worst kind, Adrian.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “No use, Donald,” said the other, immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
it'd
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From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “But I’d like to go the worst kind, Adrian.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “But I’d like to go the worst kind, Adrian.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No use, Donald,” said the other, immediately.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE RUSTLERS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “No use, Donald,” said the other, immediately.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
peckverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
RUSTLERSnounUS /ˈrʌsələrz/
plural of “rustler” — someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading THE COMING OF THE RUSTLERS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No use, Donald,” said the other, immediately.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE RUSTLERS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
There'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
the act of using
From this reading “No use, Donald,” said the other, immediately.
we'd
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From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
at the time that
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “But I’d like to go the worst kind, Adrian.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t think it’d pay for somebody to sneak out there and learn if the rustlers are really hanging around?” suggested Donald, after some time had crept on, without anything happening to change the conditions as they existed.
you'd
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From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’d always be more or less risk that you’d get in a peck of trouble; and if the attack came when you were away, why, we’d miss your helping hand.”
