used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Who's a fooling?" said Tom gruffly.
afore
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From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
anew
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading What do you think of the way under the arch on the raft?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
for the reason that
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
chapsnounUS /tʃæps/
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
chuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
couldn't
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From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of the way under the arch on the raft?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't fool, Tom," I said impatiently.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
at any time
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Don't fool, Tom," I said impatiently.
foolingadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪŋ/
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading "Who's a fooling?" said Tom gruffly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
grufflyadverbUS /ˈɡrʌfli/
in a gruff manner
From this reading "Who's a fooling?" said Tom gruffly.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
not accessible to view
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
impatientlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "Don't fool, Tom," I said impatiently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
Mas'r
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From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do you think of the way under the arch on the raft?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What do you think of the way under the arch on the raft?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
pluckverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading What do you think of the way under the arch on the raft?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't fool, Tom," I said impatiently.
shouldn't
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From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
express in words
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
that's
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From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
male cat
From this reading "Don't fool, Tom," I said impatiently.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading What do you think of the way under the arch on the raft?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
we've
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From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
(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, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Tell you what, Mas'r Harry, I don't think those Indian chaps would ever have the pluck to go right in where we've been.
Who's
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From this reading "Who's a fooling?" said Tom gruffly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
wouldn't
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From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Mas'r Harry, I shouldn't bury it, because that's the way it was hidden afore; nor I wouldn't chuck it down the big gulf place, as you call it; it would be safe enough, only we couldn't get it again."
