Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

(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 To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

Having no one else present.

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

lacking taste or flavor or tang

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

the state of being certain

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

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

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

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From this reading "How's that--hunh?

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From this reading "How's that--hunh?

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

From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

plural of “intent” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Say, there's nothing like it!

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Say, there's nothing like it!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

on one occasion

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

inflected form of “propel” — cause to move forward with force

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

express in words

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

a person, without saying who

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

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From this reading Say, there's nothing like it!

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

From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

in a useless manner

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

under normal conditions

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

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

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

in or at the place that

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

-ing form of “whoop” — shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm

From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?