used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
at or in the front
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
BAITverbUS /beɪt/
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
BeechernounUS /ˈbiːtʃər/
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
ColonnounUS /ˈkoʊlən/
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
cruiser'snounUS /ˈkruːzərz/
possessive form of “cruiser” — a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
Cruz
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From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
debarked
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From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
set up or found
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
locationnounUS /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
a point or extent in space
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
Mort
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From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
any competition
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
not in physical motion
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
superintendentnounUS /ˌsuːpərənˈtendənt/
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Yes, they asked to let them sleep in the old shack at the edge of his Dead Hope property until they could level off a place on the shaggy hillside for their own mine shaft and shack.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
Vera
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henry and Mort were always ahead; at Colon a tramp steamer had them aboard; at Vera Cruz they debarked; at Mexico City they were still ahead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
at the time that
From this reading So it was that when the party reached the Dead Hope mine they were quite prepared for what they found.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GOLDEN BAIT During the long race back to Mexico the cruiser’s party never caught up with the lost time.
an affirmative
From this reading Henry Morgan and Mort Beecher had come there four days before; yes, the superintendent explained, they represented that they had bought a mine location adjoining the Dead Hope.
