Chapter X · Neatly Done

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

at or in the front

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

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From this reading “Go to it, Tubby, Andy!”

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

fall or come down violently

From this reading There was a loud crash.

without deviation

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

-ing form of “expand” — extend in one or more directions

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading “Go to it, Tubby, Andy!”

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

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

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

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Go to it, Tubby, Andy!”

past form of “level” — aim at

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

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

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

in an obedient manner

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

above and across; more than

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

compacted by ironing

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

to grasp hastily or eagerly

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

in the near future

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

not in physical motion

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

successive (without a break)

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

happening unexpectedly

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a loud crash.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

material for starting a fire

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading “Go to it, Tubby, Andy!”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Andy, too, was equal to the emergency, and had his gun leveled directly at the figure of the sprawling man.

a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

hard to endure

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

short and plump

From this reading “Go to it, Tubby, Andy!”

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

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading As the scout master suddenly pressed the button of his little hand torch and threw the expanding ray of light straight ahead, he called out in a loud voice:

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

From this reading There was a loud crash.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.

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

From this reading Tubby had obediently thrown the wooden fire screen over to the floor, and was trying to snatch up some of the fine tinder that would burst into a brilliant flame almost as soon as it reached the still hot embers on the hearth.