used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
(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 Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
any thing at all
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
bellowsnounUS /ˈbeloʊz/
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
cutthroats
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From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
else
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From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
GangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
how
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From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
Judson
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From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
KaisernounUS /ˈkaɪzər/
the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
occurring by chance
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
engage in
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
come together
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
not any; not one
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
outlawsnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔːz/
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
PikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
PitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
prejudicenounUS /ˈpredʒədɪs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
on the contrary
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
express in words
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
scoundrelsnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəlz/
plural of “scoundrel” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
express in speech
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
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 was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
express in words
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Though I fought them all as best I could I make no bones of saying that I should ten thousand times rather have been at home blowing the bellows, or doing anything else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
Track'snounUS /træks/
possessive form of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Here, now, I must tell of how the outlaws came to Track's End, and of the fight we, that is to say, Pike and his gang on the one side and I, Judson Pitcher, on the other side, had that day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
precisely as stated
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
villainsnounUS /ˈvɪlənz/
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was very lucky with these villains and was not caught away from home flat on my back, as I had been by those other scoundrels, the Indians; if I had not been lucky I should not now be here to tell the tale.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
at the time that
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Telling of how Pike and his Gang come and of what Kaiser and I do to get ready for them: together with the Way we meet them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I may speak in prejudice, though I mean to be fair, when I say that I believe them to have been as bad a gang of cutthroats as you could well scare up.
