Chapter XXI

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

the two together, not just one

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The same idea was in the mind of both boys.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was this difference—there was water running into _this_ flume box, while back at Uncle Tod’s camp his box was dry.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

past form of “circle” — travel around something

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading But there was this difference—there was water running into _this_ flume box, while back at Uncle Tod’s camp his box was dry.

twice as great or many

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading But there was this difference—there was water running into _this_ flume box, while back at Uncle Tod’s camp his box was dry.

agreeably diverting

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

past form of “explore” — inquire into

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading But there was this difference—there was water running into _this_ flume box, while back at Uncle Tod’s camp his box was dry.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The same idea was in the mind of both boys.

plural of “implement” — instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

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

From this reading The same idea was in the mind of both boys.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The same idea was in the mind of both boys.

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

a particular point in time

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

any cohesive unit such as a military company

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

a city in northern Illinois

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading But there was this difference—there was water running into _this_ flume box, while back at Uncle Tod’s camp his box was dry.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The same idea was in the mind of both boys.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

exploring in order to gain information

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

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

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

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

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

in or at that place or location

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading But there was this difference—there was water running into _this_ flume box, while back at Uncle Tod’s camp his box was dry.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

move through by or as by digging

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

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

From this reading The same idea was in the mind of both boys.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading But there was this difference—there was water running into _this_ flume box, while back at Uncle Tod’s camp his box was dry.

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

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

during the time that

From this reading For there was almost the same outfit as that at Uncle Tod’s camp—the log shack, a tent—and, scattered about, were some mining implements, while at one side a flume box had been set up.

which person or people

From this reading SCOUTING AROUND For a moment or two both Rick and Chot thought that they had played a trick upon themselves, and that they were gazing upon the headquarters of Uncle Tod and Sam Rockford who might be entertaining guests.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They jumped to the conclusion that they had circled about in the tunnel, had, somehow or other, gotten into the same shaft they had first explored with Uncle Tod and so had doubled back on their trail.