Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

in actual fact

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

anew

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

an act that fails

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

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From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

a boy or man

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

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

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

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

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

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

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

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From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

-ing form of “jack” — lift with a special device

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

and nothing more

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

a state in New England

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

a particular point in time

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

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From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

not any; not one

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

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

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

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From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

in the near future

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

unrestrained and violent

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

on the contrary

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

new

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

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

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

in a serious manner

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

a following of one thing after another in time

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

a special situation

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

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

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

in the direction of

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

emotionally upset

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

in a wary manner

From this reading Ere turning the canoe towards home, Cyrus drove it a few feet nearer to shore, again warily listening for any further sound of game.

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

From this reading The gray bird on the gray old trunk formed a second thrilling midnight picture, but at this moment young Farrar was in no mood for studying effects.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

which person or people

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

-ing form of “whoop” — shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

fruit that has fallen from the tree

From this reading Just then another wild, whooping scream cleft the night air; and, on looking towards the bank, Neal beheld his owlship, who had finished the squirrel, seated on an aged windfall,[1] one end of which dipped into the water.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.

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

From this reading Indeed, shocks and sensations seemed to ride rampant that night in endless succession; a fact which Neal presently realized, as does every daring young fellow who visits the Maine wilderness for the first time, whatever be his object.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading He felt rather unstrung by his recent emotions; and, though he was by no means an imaginative youth, he actually took it into his head half seriously that the whooping, hooting thing was taunting him with making a failure of the jacking business.