Chapter XII

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

(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 “Oh, it’s all in the game!”

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

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

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

a slight indication

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

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

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

difficult to describe

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading “Oh, it’s all in the game!”

a farewell remark

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

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

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

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

From this reading “Oh, it’s all in the game!”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

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

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

and nothing more

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

for more time

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

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

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, it’s all in the game!”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

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

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

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

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

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

From this reading But a clue had come from another State that, slender as it was, seemed to offer some chance of running down the elusive Tabbs, and Reggie had felt that he ought to follow it up.

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading Reggie had left the day before, although Joe had urged him to remain longer.

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

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE CALL TO BATTLE It was a week later and Joe was returning from the post-office where he had stopped for the late afternoon mail.

but in spite of that

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It’s too bad, old man,” Joe had said to him, as he stood on the station platform bidding the dudish young man goodby, “to have come so near to finding your man and yet just miss him.”