Chapter XIII

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

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

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

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

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

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

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

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

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From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

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From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

the organ of sight

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

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From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

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

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

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From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

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

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

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

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

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

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

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

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

and nothing more

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

conformity or harmony

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

immediately past

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

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

From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN!"

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

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

the force of workers available

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

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

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

by chance

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

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

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

move hurridly

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

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

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

plural of “surmise” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

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From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN!"

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

From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN!"

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

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

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

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

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

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I thought, too, that perhaps some poor creature he had driven to desperation, and ground hard in his money mill, had chosen this way to pay his debts.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading One of the men ran off in what I thought was an absurd search for a doctor; the other stood waiting, and keeping, as I thought, a watchful eye upon me.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The first--that he had tried to drive too hard a bargain with Bardolph Just, and had been caught in his own net; the next, that that badly-used youth, Andrew Ferkoe, had turned at last and killed his oppressor.

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

From this reading Half-a-dozen surmises seemed to rush through my mind at that first sight of Uncle Zabdiel lying dead.