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From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
centnounUS /sent/
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
checkverbUS /tʃek/
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
Lanpher
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From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
MoccasinnounUS /ˈmɑːkəsɪn/
soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
mortgagenounUS /ˈmɔːrɡədʒ/
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder Racey was pleased with himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
for each
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
persuasionnounUS /pərˈsweɪʒən/
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading No wonder Racey was pleased with himself.
Racey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
Salt's
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From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
Saltoun
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From this reading Racey had, after much argument and persuasion, made excellent arrangements with Mr. Saltoun.
SHOOTINGnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
the season of growth
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
carry out
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
Tweezy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHOOTING Racey Dawson, riding back to Moccasin Spring, was in a warm and pleasant frame of mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him rode Old Salt, and with Old Salt rode Old Salt's check book.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder Racey was pleased with himself.
a late time of life
From this reading The latter, anxious though he was to own the Dale place himself, had agreed to pay off the mortgage bought by Lanpher and Tweezy and take in return a 6 per cent. mortgage for ten years.
