Chapter XVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

(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 Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

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

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

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

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

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

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

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From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

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

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

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

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

at any time

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “If ever a man had need of gun,” he exclaimed, “you have now.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

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

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

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

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

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

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

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

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

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

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

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 Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “If ever a man had need of gun,” he exclaimed, “you have now.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading “If ever a man had need of gun,” he exclaimed, “you have now.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “If ever a man had need of gun,” he exclaimed, “you have now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

a large or extra supply of something

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

the act of making a noisy disturbance

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

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

From this reading AT THE RESERVOIR Scott and Baxter lay awake far into the small hours of the morning discussing the events of the past evening.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

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

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

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

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

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

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

-ing form of “traipse” — walk or tramp about

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Baxter had been in the West long enough to have lost his aversion to a gun, if indeed he had ever had any, and could not understand Scott’s scruples.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “If ever a man had need of gun,” he exclaimed, “you have now.

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

From this reading Why, man, if you’d had a gun there to-night you could have blown that skunk into kingdom come and ended all this rumpus.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Here you are traipsing around the country with a bad man on your trail and not so much as a cap pistol in your belt.