used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
astonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
Clarkson
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From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would not, he could not, tell them the truth.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
well in the past; former
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
EllsworthnounUS /ˈelzwərθ/
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not, he could not, tell them the truth.
Helmer
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From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
be the source of pain
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
NorrisnounUS /ˈnɔːrɪs/
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
PIONEERnounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
SCOUTnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
scoutmasternounUS /ˈskaʊtmæstər/
the leader of a troop of Scouts
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
express in words
From this reading He would not, he could not, tell them the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would not, he could not, tell them the truth.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He must live in the shadow of their cruel thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He would not, he could not, tell them the truth.
Vic
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From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Mr. Ellsworth, scoutmaster of the troop, arrived in camp on Friday for the week end, and tried to smooth over the difficulty.
which person or people
From this reading THE PIONEER SCOUT But it was not Vic Norris who was hurt; it was Skinny.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But Skinny would not tell him why he had made his astonishing offer to the departed Helmer Clarkson.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not, he could not, tell them the truth.
