used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
(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 They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
apieceadverbUS /əˈpiːs/
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Fred Ripley was asking himself.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
propose a payment
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
can't
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From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
Fred
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From this reading Fred Ripley was asking himself.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
fundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fred Ripley was asking himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
I'll
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From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
it's
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From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
mucker
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From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
pooledverbUS /puːld/
past form of “pool” — combine into a common fund
From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
PrescottnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
one of four equal parts
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
Ripley
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From this reading Fred Ripley was asking himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They can't put in more than a quarter apiece, so a dollar and a half is all I have to beat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
they've
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From this reading For, of course, they've pooled their funds for whatever they want to get.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fred Ripley was asking himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever it is, if it's nothing that I want for myself I'll bid it up as high against them as I can.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder what Prescott and his mucker friends are here to bid on?"
