Chapter XI

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

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

give advice to

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

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

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

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

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

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

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

a youthful male person

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

dearly loved

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

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

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

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

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

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

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

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

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

go away from a place

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

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

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

engage in

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

not any; not one

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

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

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

a negotiation between enemies

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

capable of happening or existing

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

an instance of visual perception

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

term of address for a man

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

in the near future

From this reading "Now, dear boy," the latter continued, "I advise you to make an attempt to leave the place as soon as possible.

bound by or as if by an oath

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

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

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

in or at that place or location

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

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

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

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

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

something that is a source of danger

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

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

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

precisely as stated

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

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

From this reading And there was no doubt they meant to carry this awful threat into execution.

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From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."

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

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

at the time that

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the faithful little gillie returned to the cave that night, he brought with him a kindly letter of advice from the dominie.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He had seen the soldiers that very forenoon, and so incensed were they, that they had sworn to shoot my grandfather on sight, without further parley.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading SWORN TO SHOOT AT SIGHT--AN ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD--"PLEASE, Sir, ARE YOU THE COLONEL?"--"WE'LL CALL YOU JOHN."