used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
doesn't
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From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
an established custom
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
he's
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From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
hobbleverbUS /ˈhɑːbəl/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
HOOFnounUS /huːf/
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
I've
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From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
it's
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From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
a boy or man
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
not any; not one
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
packhorsenoun
a workhorse used as a pack animal
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
Roger
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From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
strayingadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪɪŋ/
unable to find your way
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
the act of using
From this reading "Our packhorse has disappeared in the night; I've looked high and low for him, Dick, but it's no use."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
WHAT'S
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From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will we do about it, Dick; wait over and spend the best part of a day looking for him; or divide up the stuff, and get on?"
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading THE TRACK OF THE MARKED HOOF "WHAT'S gone wrong, Roger?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but you know he always had a habit of straying farther than either of the riding horses; and the chances are he's gone so far now that he doesn't know the way back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you hobble him the way we had the other animals fixed?" asked the other lad.
