used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I must give him back to his family as quickly as possible.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
a social unit living together
From this reading I must give him back to his family as quickly as possible.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I must give him back to his family as quickly as possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There in the mountains he will have protection.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must give him back to his family as quickly as possible.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There in the mountains he will have protection.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
a boy or man
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
Marfa
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From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading There in the mountains he will have protection.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must give him back to his family as quickly as possible.
not any; not one
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I must give him back to his family as quickly as possible.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading There in the mountains he will have protection.”
with speed
From this reading I must give him back to his family as quickly as possible.
reasonedadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənd/
logically valid
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
tattleverbUS /ˈtætəl/
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
in or at that place or location
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
Turgen
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From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Such silly tattle can do me no harm,” he reasoned, “but what if someone takes it into his stupid head to sneak up the hill and shoot Lad?
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Walking home that evening, Turgen was troubled as he thought over what Marfa had told him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So long as he stays with me there will be this danger.
