used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
ForksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
he's
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From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
Jim
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From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
and nothing more
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Seemed kind of queer, they say.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Wouldn't talk much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seemed kind of queer, they say.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
Ophir
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From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
phonedverbUS /foʊnd/
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
ProdigalnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
prospectorsnounUS /ˈprɔːspektərz/
plural of “prospector” — someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Seemed kind of queer, they say.
express in words
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Seemed kind of queer, they say.
SnakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Wouldn't talk much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
There's
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From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They thought he was in a fair way to go crazy."
a Caucasian
From this reading Some prospectors have just come in and say they met him heading for the White Snake Valley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There's something the matter with Jim," the Prodigal 'phoned to me from the Forks; "he's gone off and left the cabin on Ophir, taken to the hills.
Wouldn't
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From this reading Wouldn't talk much.
