Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

anew

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

-ing form of “cultivate” — foster the growth of

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

your parents

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

destroyed or killed

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

possessive form of “haley” — United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

not causing or capable of causing harm

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

immediately past

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

by chance

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

information about recent and important events

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

having the flavor of nuts

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

above and across; more than

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

make a sweeping movement

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

select carefully from a group

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

a coniferous tree

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

in or at or to some place

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

a male human offspring

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

the production of a drama on the stage

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

unable to find your way

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

a state of surviving; remaining alive

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

express in words

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

migratory

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

which person or people

From this reading He said he had a son somewhere who sent him money now and again, and he always had enough to keep himself in groceries and tobacco, which he bought at the general store in Pine Flat.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Commercial travelers, staging it from camp to camp, could see his roof over the trees, and sometimes the driver would point to it with his whip and tell how the old man--a survival of the early days--lived there alone cultivating his vegetable patch.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading BAD NEWS Old Man Haley's shack stood back from a branch road that wound down from Antelope across the foothills to Pine Flat.

a late time of life

From this reading In the last four or five years people said he had gone "nutty," had taken to wandering down the stream beds with his pickax and pan, but he was a harmless old body and seemed able to get along.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Maybe you'd see him straying along, sort o' kind and simple, with his pick over his shoulder, smilin' up at the folks in the stage.