used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
(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 "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "No arms for me," suggested Thirkle.
have
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
bilgenoun
water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
Buckrow
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From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
don't
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From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
drillverbUS /drɪl/
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No arms for me," suggested Thirkle.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
he'd
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From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
I'd
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From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
I'll
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From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
knivesnounUS /naɪvz/
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No arms for me," suggested Thirkle.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
not any; not one
From this reading "No arms for me," suggested Thirkle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
pawsnounUS /pɔːz/
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
pistolsnounUS /ˈpɪstəlz/
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
Reddy
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From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
STAKESnounUS /steɪks/
the money risked on a gamble
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "No arms for me," suggested Thirkle.
that's
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From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
Thirkle
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From this reading "No arms for me," suggested Thirkle.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
what's
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From this reading BIG STAKES IN A BIG GAME "I'd look a fine fish letting of him go now, after what's passed between us!" laughed Buckrow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I bear no arms; and both of ye have the bilge on me with all the knives and pistols in yer own hands."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye mind what he'd do the minute he got his paws free.
yer
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From this reading Reddy, if ye don't shut yer trap I'll drill ye, that's what."
