Chapter XII · Chapter 12

to or in a foreign country

From this reading It was then nearly twelve o'clock, and "the Bugologist" was still abroad.

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

From this reading He has gone now in spite of me, and no one knows where."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

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From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

a zoologist who studies insects

From this reading It was then nearly twelve o'clock, and "the Bugologist" was still abroad.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

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From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

start firing a weapon

From this reading FIRE!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He has gone now in spite of me, and no one knows where."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

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

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

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

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

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

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading He has gone now in spite of me, and no one knows where."

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

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

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was then nearly twelve o'clock, and "the Bugologist" was still abroad.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

not any; not one

From this reading He has gone now in spite of me, and no one knows where."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He has gone now in spite of me, and no one knows where."

according to the clock

From this reading It was then nearly twelve o'clock, and "the Bugologist" was still abroad.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He has gone now in spite of me, and no one knows where."

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

not in physical motion

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

carry out

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

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

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was then nearly twelve o'clock, and "the Bugologist" was still abroad.

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

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading It was then nearly twelve o'clock, and "the Bugologist" was still abroad.

below the required standards for a purpose

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

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

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.

in or at the place that

From this reading He has gone now in spite of me, and no one knows where."

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

From this reading He would have gone in spite of me, but for the general's order.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading "It was not so much his wounds as his weakness," Dr. Graham was saying, later still that autumn night, "that led to my declaring Blakely unfit to take the field.