Chapter XVI

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

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

later than; following

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

anew

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

possessing life

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

(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 I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

any person at all

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

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

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

a youthful male person

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

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From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

the legislature of the United States government

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

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

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

third-person singular of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

being one more than seven

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

every person

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

provide as food

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

plural of “gorilla” — largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

past form of “hike” — increase

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

the act of inducing hypnosis

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

plural of “jungle” — a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

immediately past

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

go away from a place

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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 I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

hear with intention

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

engage in

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

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

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

the act of departing politely

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

plural of “ration” — the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

made afraid

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

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From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading When we left Pa he was cooking some bacon on an oil stove in the cage and frying some eggs for his dinner, and as we took the trail back to camp, in silence, we could smell the bacon frying, and when we got a mile or so away we heard music and stopped to listen and could plainly hear the phonograph playing “There will be a hot time,” and Mr. Hagenbach said it reminded him of a dirge.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

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

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

at the time that

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

in or at the place that

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The Boy’s Pa Shows Bravery in the Jungles in Africa—Four Gorillas Chase Pa—The Boy and His Pa Don’t Sleep Much at Night—The Boy Discovers a Marsh Full of Wild Buffaloes.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I was scared when Pa wanted to have a cage with iron bars hauled into the jungle where the gorillas live, and insisted that he be left there alone for two days, with rations to last a week, as he said he expected to have some gorilla boarders to feed, but Mr. Hagenbach let Pa have his way, and the cage was hauled about eight miles into the black wilderness, with great trees and vines and suckes and gorillas all around him, but Pa insisted on having a phonograph full of jig tunes, and when we got the cage located and Pa in it and were ready to leave, I cried, and the whole crowd felt as though we would never see Pa alive again, and it was a sad parting.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It was a long two days before we could go back and find Pa’s remains, but the second day we hiked out through the jungle and into the woods.

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

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I do not know whether Pa is an expert in hypnotism or what it is, but he certainly delivers the goods when he goes after a wild animal in the jungles of Africa, and he shows bravery at times that astonishes everybody, but he admits that he is a coward at heart, and would run if anybody pulled a gun on him, and I guess he would, but you turn him loose in a wild animal congress and he will be speaker and make the whole bunch get on their knees.