Chapter XXI

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

later than; following

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

feeling or showing anger

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

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

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

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

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

plural of “better” — something superior in quality or condition or effect

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

darkened by smoke

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

past form of “cheat” — deprive somebody of something by deceit

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

possessive form of “contractor” — someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

approval

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

plural of “defaulter” — someone who fails to make a required appearance in court

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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 Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

be behind; approve of

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

an opposing military force

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

plural of “entry” — an item inserted in a written record

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

divisible by two

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

provide as food

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

set up or found

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

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

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

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

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

an indirect suggestion

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

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

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

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From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

set afire or burning

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

engage in

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

the force of workers available

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

possessive form of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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 Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

in the near future

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

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

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

a person who is being chased

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

belonging to or concerning a regiment

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

(military) signal to wake up

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

very bad

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

an artist's brush made of sable hairs

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

offering safety; well protected or concealed

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

past form of “soar” — rise rapidly

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

carry out

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

past form of “taunt” — harass with persistent criticism or carping

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

a group of soldiers

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

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From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

possessive form of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit

From this reading One may here endorse the trooper’s statement, Mullett being really one of Thompson Jowell’s merry men.

bound or secured closely

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

past form of “undermine” — destroy property or hinder normal operations

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

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

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

at the time that

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

which person or people

From this reading Can I doubt it when I never take my turn to draw troop-rations without being asked by that black dog Mullett,” (a Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant who was particularly responsible for many of those sable entries in the Troop Defaulters’ Book) “to look and make sure the Government hasn’t cheated me in the quality o’ the Commissariat flour and meat, and so on?--when I can’t feed my horse without being asked whether I’ve found any empty jam-tins, old hats, or dead kittens trussed up in the Forage Contractor’s hay?”

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “Lord knows,” pursued the angry speaker, “as how I wish my silly tongue had been cut out, before I taunted a man powerful enough to ruin me--with what my betters are too sensible even to hint at--the fact that for the Nation’s honest money, Mr. Jowell, and others like him, sell bad, poor, rotten goods!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?

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

From this reading Mullett soared to be Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant presently, and would have retired, and opened a snug public-house immediately after the War of the Crimea, but that another kind of opening presented itself, and he was tumbled in, in company with honester men, and covered up; to wait the Great Reveille.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “Do ye ask me how I know ’tis Jowell that’s my enemy--that’s undermined my credit and blackened my good name--and lighted this furnace of hate in me that burns without quenching day and night?