(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 “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
Berley
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blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
Ed'snounUS /edz/
possessive form of “ed” — impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading Moose hunters, more’n likely.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
ironsnounUS /ˈaɪərnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
kidnapers
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From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
the force of workers available
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
moosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
more'n
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From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
not any; not one
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
RodgersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979)
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safestadjectiveUS /ˈseɪfəst/
superlative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
scout'snounUS /skaʊts/
possessive form of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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shootin
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From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
ToddnounUS /tɑːd/
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Red Rodgers and Berley Todd lost no time in making their way back to the scout’s cabin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
at the time that
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
which person or people
From this reading If those men who blinded and shot the moose were the kidnapers then they were safest under the protection of Ed’s “shootin’ irons.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Those men,” Ed said, when he had heard their story, “more’n likely were not your kidnapers at all.
