used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
(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 "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
Clean-cutadjective
neat and smart in appearance
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
GagenounUS /ɡeɪdʒ/
street names for marijuana
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/
toward home
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
I'm
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From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
a full supply
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Looks like a good doctor, all right," replied Wid.
Sim
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From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Clean-cut and strictly on to his game.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I reckon he got plenty practice in the war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
at the time that
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
Wid
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From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MAN TRAIL "What do you think of him, Wid?" asked Sim Gage after a time, when they were well on their way homeward in the late afternoon.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I'm sorry neither of us was young enough to git into that war.
