highly skilled
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "No, nothing," Drummond admitted gloomily.
anew
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
AlnounUS /æl/
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
Dalles
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From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
Drummond
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From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
freighting
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From this reading Hiram supposed "they" referred to the freighting outfit of Jerkline Jo.
gloomilyadverbUS /ˈɡluːməli/
with gloom
From this reading "No, nothing," Drummond admitted gloomily.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
HIRAM
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From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
HookernounUS /ˈhʊkər/
United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
Jerkline
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From this reading Hiram supposed "they" referred to the freighting outfit of Jerkline Jo.
Jo
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From this reading Hiram supposed "they" referred to the freighting outfit of Jerkline Jo.
knotholenoun
a hole in a board where a knot came out
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
not in physical motion
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, nothing," Drummond admitted gloomily.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Hiram supposed "they" referred to the freighting outfit of Jerkline Jo.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading Hiram supposed "they" referred to the freighting outfit of Jerkline Jo.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
required or under orders
From this reading Hiram supposed "they" referred to the freighting outfit of Jerkline Jo.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading HIRAM TAKES THE TRAIL Hiram Hooker stood motionless in the alley back of Lucy Dalles' cabin and listened intently through the knothole.
we've
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From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
(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 "Well," he heard Al Drummond saying to Lucy, "I see they got in again this evening."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," replied Lucy, "and here it is late January, Al, and we've accomplished nothing."
