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 heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

anew

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading "Are you goin' to fight?"

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

like or containing small sticky lumps

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading "Are you goin' to fight?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading "Are you goin' to fight?"

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

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

From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

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

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

immediately past

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

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

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.

up to a particular time

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

a message informing of danger

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

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

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

make whistling sounds

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.