used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
at or in the front
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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in or to or toward a former location
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
beggarsnounUS /ˈbeɡərz/
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
take in liquids
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
DuncannounUS /ˈdʌŋkən/
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
HanknounUS /hæŋk/
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
haven't
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From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
Joe
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From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
the middle of the day
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
shadingnounUS /ˈʃeɪdɪŋ/
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
that's
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From this reading "They have ponies, and that's more than I calculated on," remarked Hank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Oh, if they have opened those film boxes!" he exclaimed hopelessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
(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, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
at the time that
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, the beggars keep well ahead of us," agreed Blake, shading his eyes with his hand and gazing off across the hot, sunlit stretch that lay before them.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Well, we haven't caught up to 'em yet," remarked Joe Duncan, about noon the next day, when they stopped for a little lunch and to allow the horses to drink at a water hole and rest.
