Chapter X

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

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But I was talking about Clancy.

later than; following

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

(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 The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

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

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

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

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

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

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I was talking about Clancy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

plural of “casualty” — someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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From this reading But I was talking about Clancy.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

true confidential information

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

the organ of sight

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

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

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

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

From this reading They got him down to Big Cloud to a doctor’s, and before he was half cured he disappeared.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading But I was talking about Clancy.

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From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

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

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

engage in

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

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From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

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

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

plural of “redskin” — (slang) offensive term for Native Americans

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

in or at or to some place

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

in a softened tone

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

plural of “surveyor” — an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading But I was talking about Clancy.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

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

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

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

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

(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, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

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

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

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

From this reading The redskins fought like fiends after the miners began to fire on them and had killed one or two, and, though they were finally subdued, the casualties, as I’ve said, weren’t all on their side by a hanged sight.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It was two or three days before Lee and Perley got the details of what happened.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading Well, that bullet of Perley’s caught him on the cheek bone, glanced in, plowed through his left eye, and landed up somewhere against the cartilage of his nose--a bullet will make queer tracks sometimes, worse than surveyors by a heap.