Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

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

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

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

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

confidently declared to be so

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

in a busy manner

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

-ing form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

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

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

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

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

be suspended or hanging

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

a coil of rope or wool or yarn

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

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

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

investigate scientifically

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

a small worthless amount

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

drive or propel with the foot

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

immediately past

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

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

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

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

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

and nothing more

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

To recall to mind.

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

Identical; not different.

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

in or at or to some place

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

in or at that place or location

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

a special situation

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

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

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

male cat

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

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

From this reading "Let's kick off our skates and hang our packs up in the crotch of this tree, Tom," he said.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

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

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

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

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"

at the time that

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "We'd feel pretty mean if we went on our way like the Levite in the old story of the Good Samaritan," remarked Jack, busily disengaging his bundle of fish which Abe had done up in a piece of old bagging.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE HELPING HAND OF A SCOUT When Jack, listening, caught the same sound, he turned upon his companion with a serious expression on his face.

showing curiosity

From this reading "I'm the last one to do such a thing," asserted Tom, "only I chanced to remember that there are some tough boys up here somewhere--Hank and his crowd--and I was wondering if this could be a trick to get us to put our fingers in a trap."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Then you expect to investigate, and find out what it means, do you?"