Chapter III

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

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

anew

From this reading Jules stopped, thought, and looked in the window again.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

(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 “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

past form of “flare” — burn brightly

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

brought together in one place

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

a large number or amount

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading Jules stopped, thought, and looked in the window again.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

set afire or burning

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Jules stopped, thought, and looked in the window again.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

a coniferous tree

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

with speed

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading All was ready.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

tangled in knots or snarls

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Jules stopped, thought, and looked in the window again.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

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

From this reading Jules stopped, thought, and looked in the window again.

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

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He struck another; it too flashed, then the wind put out its feeble blaze.

plural of “tout” — someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

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

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading All was ready.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

in or at the place that

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Jules stopped, thought, and looked in the window again.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

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

From this reading Verbaux lighted a match and held it under the wood-heap at the store; the bit of pine flared and went out.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Jules goin’ feex you touts!” he snarled, and quickly gathered dry wood and limbs and piled them against the logs of the store wall; he went off, and brought other heaps, and placed them against all the post buildings, where the wind should catch the flames the best and hurry them on to their work of destruction.