(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Occasionally we were able to proceed side by side.
anew
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
side by side
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Occasionally we were able to proceed side by side.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
Havers
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From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
me'n
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From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
MinknounUS /mɪŋk/
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
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 I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally we were able to proceed side by side.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
pardners
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From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
go across or through
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
continue talking
From this reading Occasionally we were able to proceed side by side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Occasionally we were able to proceed side by side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading He told me that in the fall an old trail was visible here.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mink Havers, me’n him was pardners,” old Buck said.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I tried to walk alongside him the better to hear his narrative but the way through the tangled thicket was so narrow that I was forced to follow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Occasionally we were able to proceed side by side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Occasionally we were able to proceed side by side.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and again he would hold the brush apart so that I might pass through.
