Chapter XVIII · Shrewd Questions

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

later than; following

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

(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 The kid never did get all the way in.

in addition

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

a youthful male person

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

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

From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.

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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

take in solid food

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

apart from; not including

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.

a young female

From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

past form of “impart” — transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

a message received and understood

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

tell false information to for fun

From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.

to some (great or small) extent

From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

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

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

your grandmother

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

any cohesive unit such as a military company

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

cut with a saw

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

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

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

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

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

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

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.

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From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”

which person or people

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.