used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS.
in the past
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
at or in or to any place
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading "A Canada lynx!" ejaculated Garry.
ChamplainnounUS /ʃæmˈpleɪn/
French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635)
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
psychological suffering
From this reading A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS.
ejaculated
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From this reading "A Canada lynx!" ejaculated Garry.
set up or found
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
Garry
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From this reading "A Canada lynx!" ejaculated Garry.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
lynxnounUS /lɪŋks/
a text browser
From this reading "A Canada lynx!" ejaculated Garry.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
and nothing more
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
Plattsburg
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From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS.
That's
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From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
tiernounUS /tiːr/
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what a good many people think, but they can be found almost anywhere in the northern tier of this country.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
wildsnounUS /waɪldz/
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
From this reading "Why, I thought they were to be found only in the wilds of Northern Canada."
a late time of life
From this reading A friend of mine a couple of years ago shot one on the banks of Lake Champlain barely a mile outside the city of Plattsburg.
