Chapter X

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

anew

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

wait in hiding to attack

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

caused to show discomposure

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the act of burning something

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

close interaction

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

causing or capable of causing death

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

marked by intense agitation or emotion

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

inflected form of “gas” — attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

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

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

provoking horror

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

having no employment

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

fitted with or secured by a key

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

hang loosely or laxly

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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 For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

plural of “massacre” — the savage and excessive killing of many people

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

come together

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

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From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

and nothing more

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

above and across; more than

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

a future prospect or potential

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

worried and uneasy

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

past form of “revel” — take delight in

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

filled with satisfaction

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

plural of “scrape” — a harsh noise made by scraping

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

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

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading They could not do more than guess as to the nature of the dangers and difficulties lying in ambush to trip them up.

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

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

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

at the time that

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

in or at the place that

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

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

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

which person or people

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

belonging to which person

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For aught they knew long weeks, crowded with perils and narrow escapes, would be their portion; with the crowning possibility of final disaster hanging over their heads day and night.

people who are wounded

From this reading Perhaps that was his heritage, coming down from those ancestors who settled in New England, at the time America was a British colony; and when dread of Indian massacres kept every one's blood keyed up to the extreme; then again it might be Perk got it from his contact with the front line trenches in the Great War, where he may have been gassed, wounded, and lived the horrible existence that so many of our gallant boys did in the fierce battles of the Argonne--himself, he never bothered his head to figure out whence the feeling came--he only knew he had it, and fairly reveled in what he was pleased to term _action_; but which really stood for deadly peril.

past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading It was this uncertainty that made their job all the more attractive and thrilling to the comrades--in particular to Perk, whose restless soul seemed never to be content to loll in idleness and safety; but yearned to meet up with all manner of weird scrapes, that for the time being satisfied the burning desire of his feverish blood.

but in spite of that

From this reading READY TO STRIKE Up to then everything had been comparatively simple; but the worst was yet to come.