used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
any person at all
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
bankingnounUS /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
Beeson
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From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
Darrell
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From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would do the wildest things.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading Whiskey was its main element.
else
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From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Whiskey was its main element.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
most important element
From this reading Whiskey was its main element.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
easily agitated
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
organizationnounUS /ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃən/
a group of people who work together
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading On his intensely nervous organization it acted like poison.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
season'snounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
possessive form of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He would do the wildest things.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Then he drew his pay at Beeson Lake, took the train for Bay City, and set out to have a good time.
under normal conditions
From this reading Richard Darrell usually finished banking his season’s cut a month earlier than anybody else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whiskey was its main element.
WhiskeynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading Whiskey was its main element.
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading He would do the wildest things.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would do the wildest things.
