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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

at or in or to any place

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

increase

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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

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From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

-ing form of “discount” — bar from attention or consideration

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

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From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

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From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

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From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

and nothing more

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

immediately past

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

the force of workers available

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

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From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

above and across; more than

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

select carefully from a group

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

in a reproving or reproachful manner

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

in a serious manner

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

be standing; be upright

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

carry out

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I expect Hargus could pick me off from below there anywhere, but I didn't think of that," he said.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some of them might be skulking around, glad to take a shot at us.

the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

which person or people

From this reading "I haven't got much opinion of the valor of men who hunt in packs, Vesta.

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From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading BUSINESS, AND MORE "You stand out like an Indian water monument up here," she said reprovingly, as she came scrambling up, taking the hand that he hastened forward to offer and boost her over the last sharp face of crumbling shale.

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From this reading "It wouldn't be above him," seriously, discounting the light way in which he spoke of it; "he's done things just as cowardly, and so have others you've met."