used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
anew
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, man, your hand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
grippedverbUS /ɡrɪpt/
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Come, man, your hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
immediately past
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Come, man, your hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
come together
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/
gather or bring together
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
cut with a saw
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
Well-a-day
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From this reading “Well-a-day,” he cried, when he had caught sight of me.
at the time that
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why,” he exclaimed, when I had gripped his palm, “you have some of your strength back again, I see--and feel.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was half way on the road to the block house, to see if I could muster up a guard, with which to go down and meet the Captain, when I spied him coming along at a quick pace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This is quite a change, since I last saw you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come, man, your hand.
