used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
couldn't
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From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
don't
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From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
EddyverbUS /ˈedi/
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
the act of departing
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
heaviestadjectiveUS /ˈheviəst/
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
marriagesnounUS /ˈmerɪdʒɪz/
plural of “marriage” — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
take in marriage
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
by chance
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
prevalentadjectiveUS /ˈprevələnt/
most frequent or common
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
RankinnounUS /ˈræŋkɪn/
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
scholarsnounUS /ˈskɑːlərz/
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “Come along, Johnson,” said Eddy; “don’t be shy.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
That's
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From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a great deal o’ nonsense prevalent about Scotch marriages,” said Rankin.
they're
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From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That’s like our friend here: he thinks every woman he sees is going to bite him, or--marry him, perhaps, out of hand, as you do in Scotland, don’t you know.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The nature of great scholars, Rankin, is that they’re dreadfully shy, don’t you know.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A man that you couldn’t put out by the heaviest argument will give in at the sight of a young lady.
