Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

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From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

later than; following

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

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From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

having hair on the cheeks and chin

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

exhale hard

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

very lively and profitable

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

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

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

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

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

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From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

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

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

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From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

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

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

the act of applying force in order to move something away

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

in a reflective manner

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

past form of “rejoin” — join again

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

very drunk

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

express in words

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

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From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

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

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

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

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "And they did," rejoined Cap'n Joab Beecher, "if they seen ha'f what they tell about."

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading "I dunno," the storekeeper went on reflectively, staring at a huge fishfly booming against one of the dusty window panes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Cap'n Am'zon was tellin' me once't about what he and two others went through with after the _Posy Lass,_ out o' Bangor, was smashed up in a big blow off Hat'ras.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading CAP'N ABE "I see by the _Globe_ paper," Cap'n Abe observed, pushing up from his bewhiskered visage the silver-bowed spectacles he really did not need, "that them fellers saved from the wreck of the _Gilbert Gaunt_ cal'late they went through something of an adventure."