Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

later than; following

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

(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 Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

remove the dust from

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

the act of departing

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

coins made of gold

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

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

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

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

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

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

From this reading That's when you could see how thin he was.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

and nothing more

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

the literary culture

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

something that is lost

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

a form of address for a man

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."

and nothing more

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

above and across; more than

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

cut with a saw

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

express in words

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

being very thin

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

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

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

carry out

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

a Native American tent; usually of conical shape

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

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

From this reading That's when you could see how thin he was.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading That's when you could see how thin he was.

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

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."

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

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading I shouted that I thought Mr. Ellsworth wanted to see him and he started to run, only Connie grabbed him by the collar, just for fun, and held him back.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

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

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."

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

From this reading TELLS ABOUT THE LOSS OF SOME MONEY Mr. Ellsworth asked me to come back and get some letters to put in the mail box, so after I saw the gold dust twin start off I went back to the tepee, and just as I was going inside I saw Connie Bennett and Bert McAlpin and Hunt Ward and Stut Moran and Skinny coming down the hill in back of the tepee.

at the time that

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

From this reading Skinny was smiling all over and I could see the wrinkles at the ends of his mouth like I always could when he smiled.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading That's when you could see how thin he was.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I heard him say, "Take your time, we're all in on this."