aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
in the past
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
ArgonautsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡənɔːts/
plural of “argonaut” — someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
diggingsnoun
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
Forty-nineadjective
being nine more than forty
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
Francisco
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From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “This is Golden Gate Park, Herc.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “This is Golden Gate Park, Herc.”
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
Herc
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From this reading “This is Golden Gate Park, Herc.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
Huh
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From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is Golden Gate Park, Herc.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
a boy or man
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
ManhattannounUS /mænˈhætən/
one of the five boroughs of New York City
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
Ned
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From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “This is Golden Gate Park, Herc.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
poeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
red-headed
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From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
San
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From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
TaylornounUS /ˈteɪlər/
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
thickeradjectiveUS /ˈθɪkər/
comparative of “thick” — not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is Golden Gate Park, Herc.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the _Manhattan_ two days ago.
which person or people
From this reading It was so called on account of the Argonauts of Forty-nine who came sailing into it in the old days expecting to find fortunes in the diggings.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Huh,” responded the red-headed lad, whom we know as Herc Taylor, gazing about him, “where are the Golden Gates?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t be any thicker than you _have_ to,” laughed Ned Strong.
