used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
bricksnounUS /brɪks/
plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading "You certainly landed on him like a load of bricks, Bob."
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
hadn't
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From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
handleverbUS /ˈhændəl/
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
HayesnounUS /heɪz/
acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
hen'snounUS /henz/
possessive form of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
HerbnounUS /ɜːrb/
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
cause to move by striking
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
I've
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From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
Joe
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From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading "You certainly landed on him like a load of bricks, Bob."
LARRY
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From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You certainly landed on him like a load of bricks, Bob."
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading "You certainly landed on him like a load of bricks, Bob."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
REAPPEARSverbUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
scrappernoun
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
trippedverbUS /trɪpt/
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading "Bud Hayes has some reputation as a scrapper, and he certainly was all that I could handle, but if I hadn't tripped over that blamed can I could have taken care of him all right.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LARRY REAPPEARS "That was a regular battle," said Herb, as they walked along.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
in or at the place that
From this reading But I've got a lump on my head as big as a hen's egg where I hit the ground."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
You'd
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From this reading "You'd have been out of luck if Bob hadn't helped you out the way he did," said Joe.
