used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
Accordin
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From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
ain't
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From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
have
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
boot-clad
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From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
CANYONnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
fullestadjectiveUS /ˈfʊləst/
superlative of “full” — containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
I'm
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From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
it's
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From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
Jarvis
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From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
staying power
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
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 There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
an educational institution
From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
SCHOOL-TEACHER
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From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
SheridannounUS /ˈʃerɪdən/
Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
there'll
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From this reading Come December, there'll be snow, and school not out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
thumbsnounUS /θʌmz/
plural of “thumb” — the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
trusteenounUS /ˌtrʌˈstiː/
a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
twirlingverbUS /ˈtwɜːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Accordin' to my judgment, and I'm the chief trustee o' this district, it's best to get some one to teach a week until the one we've hired gets here.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
the act of using
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
waitin
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From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
we've
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From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There ain't a bit o' use in waitin' a week for that teacher from Sheridan.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stopped at Ben Jarvis' place on my way down here, and he agreed with me.
an affirmative
From this reading THE NEW SCHOOL-TEACHER IN BEAR CANYON "Yes, sir," said Mr. Samuel Wilson, stretching his boot-clad legs to their fullest extent, and twirling his thumbs thoughtfully, "yes, sir, we've got to have a teacher up in Bear Canyon.
