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From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
alacritynounUS /əˈlækrəti/
liveliness and eagerness
From this reading What is it?" responded Si with alacrity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
bushwhackers
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From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
developverbUS /dɪˈveləp/
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
being one more than seven
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
guardingverbUS /ˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
hacklesnounUS /ˈhækəlz/
a feeling of anger and animosity
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
HeadquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
here's
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From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
idee
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From this reading "Good idee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?" responded Si with alacrity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?" responded Si with alacrity.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
the force of workers available
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
on one occasion
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
order'snounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
possessive form of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
Orderly-Sergeant
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From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
pesterverbUS /ˈpestər/
annoy persistently
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
pin-feather
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From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading What is it?" responded Si with alacrity.
roostersnounUS /ˈruːstərz/
plural of “rooster” — adult male chicken
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
seasoningnounUS /ˈsiːzənɪŋ/
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
SInounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
spursnounUS /spɜːrz/
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
carry out
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
that'll
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From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
There's
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From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
they're
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From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
they've
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From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "An order's come down from Headquarters to detail a Sergeant and eight men from the company to go out about eight or 10 miles in the country, and take a turn guarding a little mill they're running out there, grinding meal.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?" responded Si with alacrity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What is it?" responded Si with alacrity.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There's a gang of bushwhackers around there, that occasionally pester the men at work and they've tried once to burn the mill.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "SI," said the Orderly-Sergeant, "here's a chance to give them pin-feather roosters o' yours a little taste of active service, that'll be good seasoning for 'em, and help develop their hackles and spurs."
