used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Then let's walk back a bit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Then let's walk back a bit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Then let's walk back a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
Corbley
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From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
doughnounUS /doʊ/
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
Hugh
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
I'd
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From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
I've
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From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
let's
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From this reading "Then let's walk back a bit.
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
in the near future
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
spinverbUS /spɪn/
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
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 THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
carry out
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
express in words
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
Thad
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From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'd be glad to have you do that, Mr. Corbley," Hugh hastened to tell him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then let's walk back a bit.
there's
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading To tell you the truth, Hugh Morgan, I've taken a great liking to you and that chum, Thad.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Then let's walk back a bit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
we'll
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From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
in or at the place that
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
yarnnounUS /jɑːrn/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading I believe we can find a nice convenient log close to the road, where we'll take things easy while I spin my little yarn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
you've
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL NEWS "I reckon sure my cake is dough now, since you've tumbled to my game, Hugh," the late tramp was saying, presently; "and there's nothing left for me to do but take you into camp, and give you the whole story from beginning to end."
