used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
(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 As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
buckingverbUS /ˈbʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “buck” — to strive with determination
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
a young person of either sex
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
everydayadjectiveUS /ˈevriˈdeɪ/
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
a boy or man
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
the act of departing
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
How
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From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
immediately past
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
and nothing more
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
outsider'snounUS /aʊtˈsaɪdərz/
possessive form of “outsider” — someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading That gave a fellow pause about bucking the challenge of everyday life.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
be standing; be upright
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
straddleverbUS /ˈstrædəl/
sit or stand astride of
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As if all one had to do--was stand up and fight!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading How like a woman, how like a child, how typical of the outsider's shallow view of any struggle!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," she asked, "are you going to straddle or fight?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Mere fighting--that was easy; but to fight to the last ditch only to find yourself beaten!
