used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
availedverbUS /əˈveɪld/
past form of “avail” — use to one's advantage
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
have
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
the lower side of anything
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
divisible by two
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
gauntly
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From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
gristnounUS /ɡrɪst/
grain intended to be or that has been ground
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
gruntnounUS /ɡrʌnt/
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
hickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
JasonnounUS /ˈdʒeɪsən/
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
immediately past
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
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 Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
mumblingnounUS /ˈmʌmbəlɪŋ/
indistinct enunciation
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
once-broad
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From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
posturenounUS /ˈpɑːstʃər/
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
querulousadjectiveUS /ˈkwerələs/
habitually complaining
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
sacknounUS /sæk/
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
saggedverbUS /sæɡd/
inflected form of “sag” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
shantynounUS /ˈʃænti/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
Stacy
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From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
tardyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːrdi/
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
tub-mill
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From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned then into the shack and drew out a sack of meal from the bottom of a pile, and as he finished this task a shadow fell across the door.
TurnernounUS /ˈtɜːrnər/
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading Turner Stacy let his burden fall and availed himself of the opportunity to drop into a sitting posture on the step of the shanty, resting his back against a post.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
at the time that
From this reading At last, though, he gave a grunt of relief when the thicket far above him stirred and the figure of Bear Cat Stacy appeared, bending under his load of grist.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Old man Bud Jason stood at the door of his tub-mill, leaning on the long hickory staff which he always carried.
a Caucasian
From this reading He stood gauntly tall even now that his once-broad shoulders sagged and his mane of hair was white, and from his lips came a querulous mumbling as though he were awaiting some one tardy of arrival.
