Chapter VII

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

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

matters of personal concern

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading "Perhaps," said Blunt bitterly.

having a broad or rounded end

From this reading "Perhaps," said Blunt bitterly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

an opposing military force

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

divisible by two

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

start firing a weapon

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

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

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

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

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

used to form the superlative

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

by chance

From this reading "Perhaps," said Blunt bitterly.

the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

a person who is being chased

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

shake with fast, tremulous movements

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

a safe place

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Perhaps," said Blunt bitterly.

except for; apart from

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

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

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."

doomed to extinction

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

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

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

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

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

at the time that

From this reading There was, as you know, an attack made upon our place, and my father and uncle fought hard to save it, even when the enemy set it on fire.

during the time that

From this reading "Likely enough, though, we shall be pursued by half-a-dozen junks or so, and shot down or sunk before we could reach the banks; while if we took refuge ashore--" "Pilate lun afteh evelybody, choppee head off."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," said Stan, speaking with a slight quiver in his voice; "but I don't like to give my opinion.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Most probably," said the manager, smiling.--"Now, Mr Lynn, you hear the state of affairs."