Chapter V

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

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

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

any person at all

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

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

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

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

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

plural of “blank” — a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

terminate

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

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

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

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

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

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

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

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

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

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

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

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From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

a boy or man

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

the act of departing

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

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

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

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

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

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

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

ten 10s

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

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

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

and nothing more

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

wearing protective mail

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

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

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

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

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

offer to buy, as of stocks and shares

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

plural of “subscriber” — someone who expresses strong approval

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

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

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

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

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

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

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

a blast of a horn

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

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

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading We sold them for three cents apiece, and every fellow had subscription blanks in his pocket so if anybody got so reckless as to want to subscribe we could catch him before he cooled off.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It didn’t break our backs carrying to the post-office the copies we mailed to regular subscribers.

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

From this reading The rest we were going to sell just like papers are sold in cities.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

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

From this reading Next day what Mark Tidd called the _mended_ Wicksville _Trumpet_ gave its first toot.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading The four of us boys could ’most have written out enough papers longhand to fix _them_ up, but we did print five hundred copies altogether.