Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

at or in the front

From this reading "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

(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 "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

a boy or man

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

someone who fights (or is fighting)

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

by chance

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

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From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "So that's all right, and I give her the gun and go ahead.

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Anyway, he was a grand fighter, and done his bit all the time and kep' the Huns from passin'."

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped

From this reading He most likely was at the battle of the Marne and the Soam and Verdun, and maybe he was at Château-Teery.

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

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

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

(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 stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

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

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading "'This here _poiloo_,' I sez, 'I don't know much about him, but he was a regular fellow and a good old bird and treated his mother swell and everything, and I guess if we was wise to everything he'd done we'd be proud to be here and we'd 'a' brung a lotta flowers and things.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Well, I stop there for breath, and Rathbone, who's right on the job, comes across with another 'Amen,' and Reilly, who's a good Catholic, sez, _'Pax vobiscum_.'