used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
(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 "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
Cleeve
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From this reading The man was desperate, and _he_--he, Walter a Cleeve, was a coward.
couldn't
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From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading The man was desperate, and _he_--he, Walter a Cleeve, was a coward.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading The man was desperate, and _he_--he, Walter a Cleeve, was a coward.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
Hannaford's
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From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
and nothing more
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
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 Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man was desperate, and _he_--he, Walter a Cleeve, was a coward.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
poachernounUS /ˈpoʊtʃər/
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Walter understood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Then Walter understood.
precisely as stated
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walter knew that the drop just there was a very nasty one indeed.
we'll
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From this reading "I--I reckon we'll call it Providence, all the same," said the poacher.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
yon's
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From this reading "Oh, but yon's where I came over--I couldn't have fallen quite so wide--" he began to explain, and checked himself, reading the queer strained smile on Hannaford's face.
