Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Sit down, boy," he answered coldly.

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

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

a youthful male person

From this reading "Sit down, boy," he answered coldly.

call forth

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner

From this reading "Sit down, boy," he answered coldly.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

made known or openly avowed

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Sit down, boy," he answered coldly.

let fall to the ground

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading I rose to my feet, trembling.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

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

From this reading "Sit down, boy," he answered coldly.

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let me tell you this, young man.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Let me tell you this, young man.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let me tell you this, young man.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I rose to my feet, trembling.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

not any; not one

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading I rose to my feet, trembling.

term of address for a man

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

be seated

From this reading "Sit down, boy," he answered coldly.

carry out

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

express in words

From this reading Let me tell you this, young man.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading Let me tell you this, young man.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

propel through the air

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

a shaky motion

From this reading I rose to my feet, trembling.

plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

in or at the place that

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "If those are your feelings, sir," I declared, "I have no wish to claim your kindness."

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

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Let me tell you this, young man.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Let me tell you this, young man.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If I believed that you were a creature of his breed, if I believed that a drop of his black blood ran in your veins, I would take you by the neck now and throw you into the nearest creek where the water was deep enough to drown."