used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
BankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
can't
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From this reading I can't walk."
true confidential information
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
didn't
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From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
set up or found
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
fundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
the act of giving
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
the act of departing
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't walk."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
Jed
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From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
the act of departing
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
something that is lost
From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
Perkins
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From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
remittancenounUS /riˈmɪtəns/
a payment of money sent to a person in another place
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
except for; apart from
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
speededverbUS /ˈspiːdɪd/
past form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
Stacy
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From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
Stacy's
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From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
urgingnounUS /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
wailedverbUS /weɪld/
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "My pony gone!" wailed Stacy, upon discovering his loss.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I can't walk."
WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
WHO'S
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From this reading LOOK WHO'S HERE By this time Jed Whitman had been to the camp and taken away Stacy's pony.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, why didn't one of you other fellows save me by giving up your pony instead?
Zepplin
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From this reading Before leaving the village, Professor Zepplin, without going into details, had written to Banker Perkins that they found themselves unexpectedly short of funds, and urging that the next remittance be speeded eastward.
