Chapter XII · Chapter 12

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

later than; following

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

(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 Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

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

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

used as intensifiers

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

for the reason that

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

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

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

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From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

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

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

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

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

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

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

and nothing more

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

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 TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

by chance

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

not any; not one

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

a person, without saying who

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

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

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

in or at that place or location

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

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

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

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

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

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

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

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

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I felt awfully funny, kind of, as I went up the lawn because I knew that if no one had come and told them about the signal, they’d think I was dead.

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

From this reading They were sitting on the porch waiting for me and I knew from the way my mother put her arms around me that they had been worrying.

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

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.

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

From this reading Maybe you won’t understand, but down the river it seemed all right and I was sure somebody must have caught it.

the act of harassing someone

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

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

From this reading But after we landed and I started up home, it seemed as if it was just kind of playing, after all, because that’s the way some people think about the scouts, so I hurried as fast as I could so that my mother and father wouldn’t be worrying.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading TRACKING Anyway, you can bet I didn’t stay there long, because I wanted to find out if Wig’s signal had been received.