Chapter XX · A Promise

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

at or in the front

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

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

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

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

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

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From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading It was kind of dusty and dingy, too.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading It was kind of dusty and dingy, too.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

start firing a weapon

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

destroyed or killed

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

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From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

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

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

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

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

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

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

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From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

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

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

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

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

express a supposition

From this reading It smelled kind of smoky inside, I suppose on account of the fire.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

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

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

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

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

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

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It was kind of dusty and dingy, too.

a group of soldiers

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

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

From this reading One of the doors was open so the smoke that blew in hadn’t gone out.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

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

From this reading We went back across the field to our old railroad car, and I said, “Come ahead in; nobody’ll bother us in here.”

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

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading The rest of the scouts in the troop were working away, getting the street cleaned, and I guess they didn’t notice us.