used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
in the past
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
(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 He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
Anson
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From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
Catskill
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From this reading Here they waited for the West Shore train to Catskill.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
Dyker
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From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
formalitynounUS /fɔːrˈmæləti/
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they waited for the West Shore train to Catskill.
HERE'S
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From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
hikedverbUS /haɪkt/
past form of “hike” — increase
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
Hurley
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From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
lackingadjectiveUS /ˈlækɪŋ/
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
lumbernounUS /ˈlʌmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
Mead'snounUS /miːdz/
possessive form of “mead” — United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
MichigannounUS /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
miningnounUS /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
absolutely essential
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
officiallyadverbUS /əˈfɪʃəli/
in an official role
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
and nothing more
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Here they waited for the West Shore train to Catskill.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
stigmanounUS /ˈstɪɡmə/
the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
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 “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
male cat
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
create by training and teaching
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Here they waited for the West Shore train to Catskill.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
at the time that
From this reading His rash flight in boyish panic so long ago had taken him to South America, and when he had wandered back, the courage to go and give himself up was lacking.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading He told Tom these things as they hiked down to Mead’s whence they rode to West Hurley station and caught the train into Kingston.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He had been all over the country since the murder, worked in a mining camp in the West, in a lumber camp in Michigan.
a late time of life
From this reading “HERE’S LUCK” By evening the country knew the whole extraordinary story and only a legal formality was necessary officially to clear Anson Dyker of the stigma and peril which he had known for fifteen years.
