used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
(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 He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
angeredadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡərd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
any person at all
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
astiradjective
out of bed
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
a youthful male person
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
choppedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːpt/
prepared by cutting
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
choresnounUS /tʃɔːrz/
plural of “chore” — a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
crashingadjectiveUS /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
Dan
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From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
derricknounUS /ˈderɪk/
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
having the place or position changed
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
being one more than ten
From this reading It was eleven o’clock when he reached home.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
destroyed or killed
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was eleven o’clock when he reached home.
be the source of pain
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
JOSIAH
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From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
Maxey
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From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was eleven o’clock when he reached home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
and nothing more
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
a human being
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was eleven o’clock when he reached home.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
Riverdale
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From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
Solomonsnoun
the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
SOMES
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From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
Speedwellnoun
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
believed likely
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
under normal conditions
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
WARPATHnounUS /ˈwɔːrpæθ/
hostile or belligerent mood
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
at the time that
From this reading It was eleven o’clock when he reached home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That anybody should be mean enough to have tried to utterly ruin the racing car which he and Billy had bought of Maxey Solomons, not only angered Dan, but hurt him.
which person or people
From this reading Like his brother he suspected who the person was who had chopped down the derrick, and sent it crashing over the edge of the cliff to the bank of the river.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH Dan Speedwell had gone back to Riverdale with his young friends in a much disturbed state of mind.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading He and Billy were usually astir before three each morning, and with the younger boy absent Dan would have all the milking and other chores to do by himself.
