Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

later than; following

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

(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 So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

expected hopefully

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

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

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the childhood of a boy

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

-ing form of “coddle” — treat with excessive indulgence

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a small inlet

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

apart from; not including

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

anything that contributes causally to a result

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

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

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

of or relating to or based on geology

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the act of grasping

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

an established custom

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

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

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

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

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

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

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

used to form the superlative

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

information about recent and important events

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

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From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

in the near future

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

very bad

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a male human offspring

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the season of growth

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

carry out

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a special situation

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

plural of “tomahawk” — weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

pull hard

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

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

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

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

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

at the time that

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

during the time that

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

a Caucasian

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

which person or people

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading Presently he drifted into a tale of his own boyhood at Fort Red Wing in the wilderness far back of Quebec.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

someone who lives in the woods

From this reading A bronzed, pleasant-appearing man, David's friend, shook hands with the boys with the grip of a woodsman.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.

plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading _In Which David Grey's Friend, the Son of the Factor at Fort Red Wing, Yarns of the Professor With the Broken Leg, a Stretch of Rotten River Ice and the Tug of a White Rushing Current_ One quiet evening, after sunset, in the early summer, when the folk of Ruddy Cove were passing time in gossip on the wharf, while they awaited the coming of the mail-boat, old David Grey, who had told the tale of McLeod and the tomahawks, called to Billy Topsail and his friends.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You see," said he, "my father had never fallen into the habit of coddling me.

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

From this reading So when the lost Hudson Bay Geological Expedition made Fort Red Wing in the spring--every man exhausted, except the young professor, who had broken a leg a month back, and had set it with his own hands--it was the most natural thing in the world that my father should command me to take the news to Little Lake, whence it might be carried, from post to post, all the way to the department at Ottawa.