Chapter I

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

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

anew

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

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

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the month following July and preceding September

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

a youthful male person

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

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to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

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an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

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From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

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From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

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a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

moving swiftly

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Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

of or relating to or based on geology

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

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

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

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

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From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

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

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

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From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

a characteristic state or mode of living

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prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

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the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

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

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

touching and supported by a surface

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the award given to the champion

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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

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someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

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something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

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From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

formality and propriety of manner

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not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

put a saddle on

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an act of economizing; reduction in cost

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plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

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the month following August and preceding October

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

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(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

a detailed critical inspection

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the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

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From this reading “It feels more like the August dog-days than the tail end of September, that’s a fact, Hugh.”

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

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

From this reading “I guess old summer must have forgotten something and has come back to find it again, eh, Billy?”

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

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

look attentively

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “But right here, Billy, sitting on the stone curbing in the shade of the big General Putnam oak, we can cool off.

during the time that

From this reading Let’s rest up a bit and talk, while we watch the people go by.”