used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
(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 Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Let’s get away!” suggested Leslie, hastily.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
a youthful male person
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
Brandon
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From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
Cliffwood
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From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
deaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
someone who is a detective
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
start firing a weapon
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
set up or found
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Let’s get away!” suggested Leslie, hastily.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
only a very short time before
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Let’s get away!” suggested Leslie, hastily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
Jed
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From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
Leslie
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From this reading “Let’s get away!” suggested Leslie, hastily.
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s get away!” suggested Leslie, hastily.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
Nocker's
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From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
by chance
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
snapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Let’s get away!” suggested Leslie, hastily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FIRE “The Brandon place!” echoed Dick, catching his breath as a sudden chill passed over him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow neither of them seemed to give one thought to the old deacon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What if it should be, and little Billy there!”
which person or people
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed, possibly in all Cliffwood there could hardly have been found a single boy who would have cared a snap of his finger if Jed Nocker’s fine house went up in flame and smoke.
