Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

later than; following

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

for a short time

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

for the reason that

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

a youthful male person

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

offensive to the mind

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

the organ of sight

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

enclose with a fence

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

record in a public office or in a court of law

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

plural of “gnat” — any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

destroyed or killed

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

exceedingly bad

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

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From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

drive or propel with the foot

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

as might be expected

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

above and across; more than

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

causing irritation or annoyance

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading They kept down in hollows, and mostly they had to go single file, with the boy in front and the detestable one behind.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

required or under orders

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

a moving crowd

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

in or at that place or location

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

in the direction of

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

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 So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

precisely as stated

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

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

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading So Mary V very carefully turned in her heel, and watched her chance, and gave Jake a kick in the ribs.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

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

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And he was not watching her very closely, and the gun was not pointing at her as she naturally supposed it would be, from what he said.

in or at the place that

From this reading But after awhile they had to climb over a ridge, and the horses were picking their own way, and the horrid one got off to one side, where Mary V could see him out of the corner of her eye.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So Mary V had gone back with them toward the line fence, because the fat one rode behind her with a gun and the boy had a gun, too, and they said they would not tie her hands if she would be good, because there was a swarm of gnats and little flies that kept pestering so, and she had to brush them away from her face.