aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Ritter, you leave this boat alone!" exclaimed Pepper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
axnounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Ritter, you leave this boat alone!" exclaimed Pepper.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
chopverbUS /tʃɑːp/
cut into pieces
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
Ditmore
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From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
being one more than ten
From this reading THE FOOTBALL ELEVEN "Hi!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Ritter, you leave this boat alone!" exclaimed Pepper.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
FOOTBALLnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading THE FOOTBALL ELEVEN "Hi!
set up or found
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
the act of departing
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
HinounUS /haɪ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading THE FOOTBALL ELEVEN "Hi!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
Humph
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From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
it's
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From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
go away from a place
From this reading "Ritter, you leave this boat alone!" exclaimed Pepper.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading "Ritter, you leave this boat alone!" exclaimed Pepper.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
Reff
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From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
Ritter
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From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
spluttered
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From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
express a supposition
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOOTBALL ELEVEN "Hi!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Ritter, you leave this boat alone!" exclaimed Pepper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Humph! so it's you, Ditmore," muttered the bully, and now he turned over and arose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
up-raised
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From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
(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 "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Going to chop the boat to pieces, I suppose," went on Pepper, "Well, not if I can prevent it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let go of me!" spluttered Reff Ritter, as he found himself flat on his back, with the ax up-raised in his two hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ritter, you leave this boat alone!" exclaimed Pepper.
