used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Too soft! too soft! altogether," said one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
set up or found
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
a particular point in time
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Too soft! too soft! altogether," said one.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
Pinkey
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From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
reasonedadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənd/
logically valid
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Too soft! too soft! altogether," said one.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
cut with a saw
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "Too soft! too soft! altogether," said one.
express in speech
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She reasoned that these horses belonged to members of the gang and she could not bring herself to plunge into their midst in the dusk of the evening.
bound or secured closely
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Friday evening Patty intended to go by the cabin a moment, but on coming near she saw horses tied in front of it, and her heart failed her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too soft! too soft! altogether," said one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to have shipped him----" Here the conversation was broken off.
but in spite of that
From this reading But on Saturday morning she found the strangers not yet gone, and heard them speak of the sick man as "Pinkey."
