Chapter XVII

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

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

(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 SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

have

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading Jack thought for a moment, and then said, "Hugh, I bet you're right.

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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

disturb the composure of

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Jack thought for a moment, and then said, "Hugh, I bet you're right.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

cause to move by striking

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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From this reading "Well, I'll tell you what I think, son.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

a small worthless amount

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

a particular point in time

From this reading Jack thought for a moment, and then said, "Hugh, I bet you're right.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

being perceived or observed

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

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

From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

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

From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

by chance

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

precisely, exactly

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

a male human offspring

From this reading "Well, I'll tell you what I think, son.

express in words

From this reading "Well, I'll tell you what I think, son.

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Jack thought for a moment, and then said, "Hugh, I bet you're right.

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Well, I'll tell you what I think, son.

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

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

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

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From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

(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 "Well, I'll tell you what I think, son.

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

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Well, I'll tell you what I think, son.

at the time that

From this reading Now, when we get her hide off we'll see."

in or at the place that

From this reading I noticed where she seemed to snap at where you hit her, and I reckon you forgot you were shooting down hill, and shot a little high, and perhaps hit a little far back.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

but in spite of that

From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT BEARS As they began to skin the bear, Jack said, "I want to find out why I didn't kill this bear, Hugh; I thought I held all right on it, and yet my shot never seemed to faze her."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, I'll tell you what I think, son.

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From this reading Jack thought for a moment, and then said, "Hugh, I bet you're right.