Chapter VI

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

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

third-person singular of “admire” — feel admiration for

From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

any thing at all

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

United States composer (1910-1981)

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

-ing form of “discharge” — complete or carry out

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

apart from; not including

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

not any; not one

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

express in words

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

a person, without saying who

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

carry out

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

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

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

male cat

From this reading TOM ADMIRES THE COWBOYS.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

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

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

look attentively

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

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

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

in or at the place that

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Tom thought he had never seen so lonely and desolate a country as that through which the Arkansas flowed.

which person or people

From this reading Several passengers got off at Memphis, and several more got on to take their places, but from the time the boat rounded to go up the Arkansas River there was no one who had anything to say to him, if we except the clerk and the barber.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading Tom Mason slowly made his way back to Wolf River, the place where the _Jennie June_ was discharging her cargo, locked his baggage in his state room, and seated himself on the guard to watch the deck-hands and think of Mr. Bolton, if that was his name.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Woods were to be seen in every direction, and here and there a small clearing with a negro or two scattered about to show that somebody lived there.