Chapter XXXIV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

anew

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

(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 He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It would be no use to telegraph.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

next to; at the side of

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

superlative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

placed in a grave

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

a young person of either sex

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

divisible by two

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

at any time

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

a small worthless amount

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

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 He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

something that is lost

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

an insane person

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

not any; not one

From this reading It would be no use to telegraph.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

arrange in a container

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

cut with a saw

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading It would be no use to telegraph.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

the act of using

From this reading It would be no use to telegraph.

past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading For he, our master, the bravest man that I ever saw or think to see, sat down beside his friend and wept like a child.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

at the time that

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

which person or people

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He did not even look at us when we took up Allerdyce and buried him in a long trench with the others who had fallen--five in all, a heavy loss for us who were so few.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading THE PASSING OF KELLER BEY We were hard put to it before we got the madman in, and then it was worse than ever.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would be no use to telegraph.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I never want to see Greenock again!" wailed Jack Jaikes, "we were that pack, Allerdyce and me----" "Go and fetch your father, Rhoda Polly," said I, "this will never do.