used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
(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 “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
DISCOVERSverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading OSCAR DISCOVERS SOMETHING.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
don't
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From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
usually; as a rule
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
engage in
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
OSCARnounUS /ˈɔːskər/
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading OSCAR DISCOVERS SOMETHING.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading OSCAR DISCOVERS SOMETHING.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
thar's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
totenounUS /toʊt/
a capacious bag or basket
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
(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, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
at the time that
From this reading “We do sometimes, when thar’s two fellers to tote it,” replied Big Thompson.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, there are two of us here; but I never could carry one end of a litter with all those animals piled on it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The distance is too great and the load would be too heavy.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I believe you hunters generally make a litter to carry your game home on, don’t you?” continued Oscar.
