Chapter IX · On a Submarine Chaser

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

later than; following

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

any thing at all

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

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

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

plural of “boche” — offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

the act of breaking something

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

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

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

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

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

plural of “doughnut” — a toroidal shape

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

a person of German nationality

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

the act of departing

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

relating to or associated with an empire

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

held dear

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

plural of “navy” — an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

the near or foreseeable future

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

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

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

above and across; more than

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

the tenure of a president

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

precisely, exactly

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

for a short time

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

having a handwritten signature

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

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

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I hadn’t the remotest idea, then, that the _Imperial German Navy_, as those _boches_ so loved to call it, would be afraid to come out in the offing and put up a fight.

in or at that place or location

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

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

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

plural of “torpedo” — a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

-ing form of “torpedo” — attack or hit with torpedoes

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

precisely as stated

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

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

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

at the time that

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

during the time that

From this reading It seemed to me a pretty tough deal that old Huerta could resign his job while I, a free American citizen, couldn’t quit, resign, go-over-the-hill, or anything.

English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

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

From this reading What I wanted to do was to get over to England and _sign up_ there for it was dollars to doughnuts in my mind that there would be some small bickerings going on between the British and the German navies and it would be well worth while to see those big guns get into action.

people who are wounded

From this reading But when it came to torpedoing unarmed passenger ships loaded with women and children, or hospital ships carrying wounded soldiers they were right there Fritzy-on-the-spot with their _blackheads_ as they called their Whitehead torpedoes.

a late time of life

From this reading Very shortly after Huerta resigned the presidency of Mexico and made his get-away, the ex-Kaiser let loose the war-dogs of Europe and here I was signed up for four years in the Navy and, I figured, didn’t stand a ghost of a chance of breaking into the fight.