Chapter I

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From this reading Published March, 1919.

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

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at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

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

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

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

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

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

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

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

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

an unpleasant difficulty

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

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From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)

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a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

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From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

march in a procession

From this reading Published March, 1919.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

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United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

not any; not one

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Published March, 1919.

tear or be torn violently

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

plural of “saw” — a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

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propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

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

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

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

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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

From this reading Set up and electrotyped.

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

From this reading Jim’s mother was a big cross-bred bitch, half Newfoundland and half bloodhound, belonging to Black Saunders, one of the hands at the Brine’s Rip Mills.

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

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading As the mills were always busy, Saunders was always busy, and it was no place for a dog to be around, among the screeching saws, the thumping, wet logs, and the spurting sawdust.