used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
BLENT
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From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
a youthful male person
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
Daggett
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From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
start firing a weapon
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
made afraid
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
He'll
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From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
Izzy
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From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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LemnounUS /lem/
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
the force of workers available
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
pursuersnounUS /pərˈsuːərz/
plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
Sheming
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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that's
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From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Could it be possible that those rough men dared fire their guns at Jerry Sheming?
Tingley's
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From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
to-day
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From this reading "Oh, I'm glad Mr. Tingley's here to-day," cried Busy Izzy.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
precisely as stated
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLENT IS MASTER Ruth was truly frightened, and so was her chum.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
what's
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From this reading "He'll give that Lem Daggett what's coming to him--that's what _he'll_ do!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Or was the poor boy foolish enough to try to frighten his pursuers off with the weapons which Ruth very well knew he had in the cave with him?
