used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
(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 Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
allus
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From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
callate
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From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
callersnounUS /ˈkɔːlərz/
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
travel across or pass over
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
Cy
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From this reading --Old Cy Walker.
don't
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From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
hidin
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From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
keerful
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From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading --Old Cy Walker.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
peaceableadjectiveUS /ˈpiːsəbəl/
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
RaynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
robbernounUS /ˈrɑːbər/
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
cut with a saw
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
suggestiveadjectiveUS /səˈdʒestɪv/
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
Tain't
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From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
thar
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From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Tain't allus the bell cow that gives the most milk."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
venturingverbUS /ˈventʃərɪŋ/
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
WalkernounUS /ˈwɔːkər/
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading --Old Cy Walker.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I callate our pirate friend's got a hidin' spot over thar, 'n' most likely don't want callers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
we'd
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From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Old Cy was, above all, a peaceable man, and while curiosity had led him to follow the trail of this robber and to cross this vast swamp, now that he saw the suggestive smoke sign, he hesitated about venturing nearer.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I guess we'd best be keerful," he whispered to Ray, "or we may wish we had been.
