a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
bloatedverbUS /ˈbloʊtɪd/
past form of “bloat” — become bloated or swollen or puff up
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
close-cropped
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From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
Cut-throat
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From this reading Cut-throat Euchre.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, my noble, what will you do?"
drummedverbUS /drʌmd/
inflected form of “drum” — make a rhythmic sound
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
EuchrenounUS /ˈjuːkər/
a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
From this reading Cut-throat Euchre.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my noble, what will you do?"
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading "Well, my noble, what will you do?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
playernounUS /ˈpleɪər/
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
ProspectornounUS /ˈprɔːspektər/
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Prospector, who was the third player, looked up from his "hand" and drummed the table with the ends of his dirty fingers.
(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, my noble, what will you do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, my noble, what will you do?"
which person or people
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, certainly, certainly," replied the big and bloated Englishman, who sat opposite.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, my noble, what will you do?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Give the stranger time to sort his cards," said the thin American, with the close-cropped head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, my noble, what will you do?"
