Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

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

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

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

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

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

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

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

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

a boy or man

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

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From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

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From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

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From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

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From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

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

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

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From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

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

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

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

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

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From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

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

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

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

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

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

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

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

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

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From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

plural of “michael” — (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

the event of something appearing again

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

express in words

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

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

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

a special situation

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

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

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

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

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

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

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.

at the time that

From this reading One time when he were looking at it I heerd Goldollar say that by rights it belonged to him, seeing as he got it from some natyve, and it were afterwards stole from him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I know that there were an old Eskimo at St. Michaels what were shipped by Goldollar to go with us to Nulato as dog-driver.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading He didn’t say nothing to the Husky about it, but when we got to Nulato he give him so much liquor that in the morning the old chap couldn’t be woke up.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading He wore this bit of ivory hung about his neck, and seemed to set a heap by it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading REAPPEARANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL’S TOOTH “What do you know about this thing?” asked the judge of Jalap Coombs, taking the fur-seal’s tooth from him and examining it curiously.