used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
in the past
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
bluntlyadverbUS /ˈblʌntli/
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
bootedadjectiveUS /ˈbuːtɪd/
wearing boots
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
Charlie
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From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
don't
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From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
entriesnounUS /ˈentriz/
plural of “entry” — an item inserted in a written record
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
at any time
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
GrangernounUS /ˈɡreɪndʒər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
holdernounUS /ˈhoʊldər/
a holding device
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
HumenounUS /hjuːm/
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
I'm
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From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
It's
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From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
the force of workers available
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
and nothing more
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
natured
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From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
quirtnoun
whip with a leather thong at the end
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
any competition
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
RECKLESSadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
robberynounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
SAXONnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
Shandon
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From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
spurredverbUS /spɜːrd/
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
stipulatedverbUS /ˈstɪpjəleɪtɪd/
past form of “stipulate” — specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
stridingverbUS /ˈstraɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
express in words
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It's a piece of damned highway robbery and I'm rotten sorry I ever got mixed up in it."
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
viciouslyadverbUS /ˈvɪʃəsli/
in a vicious manner
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
which person or people
From this reading The latter stood, booted and spurred, among a group of men who had travelled across ten miles of broken country to this, the stipulated starting place of the race in which Hume and Shandon had months ago been the sole entries.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Charlie Granger, stake holder of ten thousand dollars, cut viciously at the June grass with his riding quirt and snapped his words out bluntly as he came striding up to Hume.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Hume carelessly good natured, indifferent as usual, openly gratified over a bit of sharp work, merely laughed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RED RECKLESS ON LITTLE SAXON "I tell you, Hume, I don't like it.
