1947
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From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
(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 _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
barrel-shapedadjective
having the general shape of a barrel
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
a youthful male person
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
didn't
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From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
divisible by two
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
guynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
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 But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
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 But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
lookoutnounUS /ˈlʊkaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
by chance
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
used to form the superlative
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
newestadjectiveUS /ˈnuːəst/
superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
a full supply
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
quick-temperedadjective
quickly aroused to anger
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
an educational institution
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
Shorty
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From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
SugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
territorynounUS /ˈterɪtɔːri/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
up to a particular time
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
male cat
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
the upper part of anything
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading On top of that, we had a _new_ teacher, a _man_ teacher at that, who didn't exactly know that most of us tried to behave ourselves most of the time.
a source of difficulty
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
precisely as stated
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
nonexistent
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Set up and printed, April, 1947_ One tough guy in the Sugar Creek territory was enough to keep us all on the lookout all the time for different kinds of trouble.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
We'd
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From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
(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 Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
at the time that
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
which person or people
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poetry, who is the barrel-shaped member of our gang, had made up a poem about our new teacher, whom not a one of us liked very well, on account of not wanting a _new_ teacher when we'd liked our pretty lady other teacher so _extra_ well.
belonging to which person
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But when a new quick-tempered boy whose name was Shorty Long, moved into the neighborhood and started coming to our school, and when Shorty and Bob began to chum around together, we never knew whether we'd get through even one day without something happening to start a fight, or get one of the gang into trouble with our teacher.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'd certainly had plenty with Big Bob Till, who, as you maybe know, was the big brother of Little Tom Till, our newest gang member.
