140
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From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
244
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88
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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weapons considered collectively
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Marching with Morgan," etc.
in or to or toward a former location
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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confined by bonds
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breechesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading PAGE "That morning, a canoe containing two savages came up past him."
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
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Chevalier's
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From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
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dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "He rolled the dazed man on to his face and bound his arms behind his back."
take in solid food
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
etc
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hev
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From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
produced by a manufacturing process
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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MarchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading Author of "Marching with Morgan," etc.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Author of "Marching with Morgan," etc.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading PAGE "That morning, a canoe containing two savages came up past him."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Marching with Morgan," etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "He rolled the dazed man on to his face and bound his arms behind his back."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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the time that has elapsed
From this reading PAGE "That morning, a canoe containing two savages came up past him."
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "He rolled the dazed man on to his face and bound his arms behind his back."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
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express in words
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
Simonds
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ter
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From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "He rolled the dazed man on to his face and bound his arms behind his back."
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "He rolled the dazed man on to his face and bound his arms behind his back."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author of "Marching with Morgan," etc.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 88 "He seized the money and threw it in the Chevalier's face." 140 "'Say, you fellers as hev breeches ought ter bring us in a bite ter eat.'" 244
