used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
(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 The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Get back, Caesar!" shouted its master--"It was a fair fa', I canna deny it!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
next to; at the side of
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
cannanoun
any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
From this reading "Get back, Caesar!" shouted its master--"It was a fair fa', I canna deny it!
put or send forth
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading "Get back, Caesar!" shouted its master--"It was a fair fa', I canna deny it!
Dinna
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From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
fanoun
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
From this reading "Get back, Caesar!" shouted its master--"It was a fair fa', I canna deny it!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
it's
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From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get back, Caesar!" shouted its master--"It was a fair fa', I canna deny it!
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
held up in the air
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Get back, Caesar!" shouted its master--"It was a fair fa', I canna deny it!
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
not any; not one
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
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 "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
and nothing more
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
without much difficulty
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
express the need or desire for
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Get back, Caesar!" shouted its master--"It was a fair fa', I canna deny it!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
that's
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From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
thraw
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From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
thrawing
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From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
victornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
water-dog
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From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Dinna thraw till I get a grip," cried Andrew, as the stranger had him already lifted from his feet--"that's no fair--it's no our country way o' thrawing."
at the time that
From this reading The request was granted, and only granted, when Andrew measured his length upon the ground, and his dog sprang forward to attack the victor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Andrew cast off his jacket and bonnet, and, throwing them on the ground, his large water-dog, which was called Caesar, placed himself beside them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stranger readily replied, "With all my heart, friend--be it so."
