used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
(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 "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "WHERE IS DICK?"
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
havin
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From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
im
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From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHERE IS DICK?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
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 The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
neighnounUS /neɪ/
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
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 "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
packhorsenoun
a workhorse used as a pack animal
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
a strong line
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "Great Scott!" cried Jack, in joy and amazement.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
Tim
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From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That might start 'im off an' give us the chance o' havin' an all night's job."
in or at the place that
From this reading "WHERE IS DICK?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The packhorse, with a loud neigh, kicked up his heels, and dashed away; but his long rope, catching around a mass of bushes and tree trunks, brought the animal to a sudden stop.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shout a little louder, will you?" said Tim, as fiercely as he dared.
