Chapter XVI

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

an informal term for a British policeman

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Chief Takyak motioned Bobby to his side.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading “I want you close.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have much to say and I must save my strength.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading “I want you close.

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

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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 THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement

From this reading Chief Takyak motioned Bobby to his side.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I have much to say and I must save my strength.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I have much to say and I must save my strength.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have much to say and I must save my strength.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

except for; apart from

From this reading I have much to say and I must save my strength.

express in words

From this reading I have much to say and I must save my strength.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Chief Takyak motioned Bobby to his side.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

be seated

From this reading “Sit here, on the bed,” he commanded in his queer English.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading I have much to say and I must save my strength.

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From this reading Chief Takyak motioned Bobby to his side.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

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

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

an individual instance of a type of symbol

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “I want you close.

which person or people

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE SECRET TOKEN The Eskimo who had led Bobby to the cabin made the sick man as comfortable as possible with pillows propped behind his back, then, at a sign from the latter, he turned and left the room.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I want you close.