used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
at or in the front
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
(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 "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
Allandale
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From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
any thing at all
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
a boy or man
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
field-glasses
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From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
hand-over-fist
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From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
how
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From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
Hugh
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From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
It's
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From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
and nothing more
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
Lang
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From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
runnernounUS /ˈrʌnər/
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
ScrantonnounUS /ˈskræntən/
an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
that's
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From this reading "But Nick is a Scranton High boy after all, and that's a heap better than to see an Allandale fellow come in ahead!" cried another near by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
(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 "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where, oh, where, oh, where is Hugh Morgan about this time; and 'Just' Smith in the bargain?"
which person or people
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
wobblyadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːbəli/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading "Look! a second runner has turned the bend; and see how he is coming up on poor wobbly old Nick hand-over-fist!"
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading THE BOY WHO WON---CONCLUSION "It's Nick Lang, as sure as anything!" shouted a boy who happened to possess an excellent pair of field-glasses.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nick Lang in the lead!" howled another; "well, what do you think of that?
