103
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From this reading 103 "Now, what d' yo' think of that!
42
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
52
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
67
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From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
81
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From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
assembleverbUS /əˈsembəl/
create by putting components or members together
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PROMISE," "THE LAW OF THE WOODS," ETC.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
a youthful male person
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
Connie
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From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 103 "Now, what d' yo' think of that!
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PROMISE," "THE LAW OF THE WOODS," ETC.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
coins made of gold
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PROMISE," "THE LAW OF THE WOODS," ETC.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
malamutes
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
McDougall's
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
the force of workers available
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 103 "Now, what d' yo' think of that!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PROMISE," "THE LAW OF THE WOODS," ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
arrange in a container
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
make a promise or commitment
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PROMISE," "THE LAW OF THE WOODS," ETC.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
without speaking
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PROMISE," "THE LAW OF THE WOODS," ETC.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 103 "Now, what d' yo' think of that!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
ultimatumnounUS /ˌʌltəˈmeɪtəm/
a final peremptory demand
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
having passed out of existence
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Like his father before him, he was answering the call of the gold" _Frontispiece_ "Making sure that the boy slept, he began silently to assemble his trail pack" 42 "McDougall's prize _malamutes_ shot out on the trail" 52
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
at the time that
From this reading "When Connie opened his eyes, daylight had vanished" 67 "What could one small boy do in the face of the ultimatum of these men of the North?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PROMISE," "THE LAW OF THE WOODS," ETC.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
yo
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From this reading 103 "Now, what d' yo' think of that!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 81 "My dad would have got out, and, you bet, so will I!"
