Chapter VIII · Ned’s New Horse

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”

any thing at all

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “I don’t care who hears me.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

the act of departing

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “Some one might hear you.”

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “I don’t care who hears me.

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

From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”

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

From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

and nothing more

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

engage in

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I don’t care who hears me.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Some one might hear you.”

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

From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Some one might hear you.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Some one might hear you.”

make square

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

be standing; be upright

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

express in words

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

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

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.

which person or people

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.