Chapter XXI

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

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

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From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

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

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

anew

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

at or in the front

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

only a very short time before

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

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

From this reading “But you’ll be careful, won’t you, father?”

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

having branches

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But you’ll be careful, won’t you, father?”

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading “But you’ll be careful, won’t you, father?”

patterned with alternating squares of color

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

cutlery used for serving and eating food

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

a young female

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

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

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

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

From this reading “Yes, I’ll be careful.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

cut with a saw

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading “If I do, it will barely reach my saddle-girth now,” replied father, smiling.

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

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

create by training and teaching

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

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

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

at the time that

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

during the time that

From this reading Both his horse and Abram’s wagon were checked when the roads separated, while a few adieux were said.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes, I’ll be careful.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE FIRST RAILROAD TRAIN “Father,” said Doctor Garde’s little girl, when she saw the branching road ahead on which he must ride away from her, “you won’t get into the Rocky Fork again, _will_ you?”

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

From this reading “But you’ll be careful, won’t you, father?”