used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
in addition
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
besiegedadjectiveUS /bɪˈsiːdʒd/
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
blizzardnounUS /ˈblɪzərd/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
bloomin
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From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
can't
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From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
ChuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
being one more than seven
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
by chance
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
MINER'SnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
possessive form of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
not one, and not any
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
go across or through
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
a human being
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
road-house
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From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
stakedverbUS /steɪkt/
past form of “stake” — put at risk
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
stakin
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From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
storm-bound
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From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
express in words
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MINER'S REASONS A furious blizzard was raging.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
at the time that
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
in or at the place that
From this reading Six or eight miners of various ages were huddled around the stove in a little road-house where they were likely to remain storm-bound for several days.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
which person or people
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
won't
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From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
yarnnounUS /jɑːrn/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "You wanted to know yesterday when I staked that claim for the woman, who and where she is, also my reasons for stakin' it; and I promised to tell you when I got the chance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Chuck some more wood into that bloomin' fire and fill up my pipe if you fellers want a yarn from me," said one, when they had besieged him for a story with which to pass the time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One or two of you grumbled considerable at my stakin' for a person away in the States, and maybe when I have finished my story you won't feel any different; but I can't help it, and it is none of your ---- business.
