Chapter XXIX

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

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

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

any thing at all

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

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

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

someone who works in a coal mine

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

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

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

wanted intensely

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

in a serious manner

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

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

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

from this time forth; from now on

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

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

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right

From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

From this reading Of course, he might call Collier into the affair, and that, should it bring the owner of the Blue Stockings back to his own country, was something earnestly to be desired.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It did not seem likely that he could do much, if anything, that he had not already made preparations to do.

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

From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

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

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

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

From this reading Henceforth it was to be open war, and he was glad of it.

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From this reading THE JAWS OF THE TRAP Lefty had defied Weegman.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.

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

From this reading What the rascal would attempt to do he did not know, and cared less.