Chapter XIV

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

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

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

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

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

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

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

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

lacking funds

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

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

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE END OF THE GAME.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

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

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

set up or found

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading THE END OF THE GAME.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Merriwell did not get much pleasure out of it, however.

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

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

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

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Merriwell did not get much pleasure out of it, however.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

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

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Merriwell did not get much pleasure out of it, however.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

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

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

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From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

take the midday meal

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

the force of workers available

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

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From this reading Merriwell did not get much pleasure out of it, however.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Merriwell did not get much pleasure out of it, however.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE END OF THE GAME.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Merriwell did not get much pleasure out of it, however.

in the near future

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

draw back, as with fear or pain

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

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

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

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

From this reading THE END OF THE GAME.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

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

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

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

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading As before, they did not keep together long.

in the direction of

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

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

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

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

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

in or at the place that

From this reading Each one had his own ideas as to where the birds were to be found, so presently they broke up and continued on their way alone.

during the time that

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.

a university in Connecticut

From this reading Having finished lunch and lounged on the rocks for a little while, the four Yale men set out toward the lower fields and thickets in search of quail.