afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
(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 "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
being joined in close association
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
Elmer
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From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
Fairfield
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From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
set up or found
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
Hitchins
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From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Perhaps," smiled the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
peachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps," smiled the other.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Perhaps," smiled the other.
SOLVEDadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
precisely as stated
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
be dressed in
From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, see here, has it anything to do with that mystery connected with my cap being found under those peach trees that were robbed?" demanded Mark, jumping up; for his chum had found him in his den, busily engaged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I WANT you to go over with me to Colonel Hitchins, Mark," said Elmer, on the morning after the great victory over the Fairfield scout nine.
you'd
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From this reading "And oh, by the way, Mark, perhaps you'd better be sure and wear the very cap that was found.
