Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

later than; following

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

next to; at the side of

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

someone who is a detective

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

come together

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

plural of “gator” — either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

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

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

and nothing more

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

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

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

and nothing more

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

commodities offered for sale

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

past form of “row” — propel with oars

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

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

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

except for; apart from

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

refrain from harming

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading 'Gators are pretty thick 'nd my salt's gi'n out."

three of four equal parts

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

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

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

the act of using

From this reading We only use it for specimens and there'll be enough left for us," said Ned.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

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

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

which person or people

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ENCOUNTER WITH OUTLAWS One day, just after the boys had returned from an unsuccessful hunt for deer and Dick was at his usual occupation of training his pet, they heard the sound of oars, and a skiff, rowed by a man who looked like a product of the swamp, landed beside the camp.

an affirmative

From this reading "We have only about a bushel of salt, but you can have half; yes, we can spare you three-quarters of it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Kin you fellers let me have a little salt to save my hides?