Chapter XII · Thanksgiving in Camp

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

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

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From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

-ing form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

divisible by two

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

at any time

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

the act of departing

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

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

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

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

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

and nothing more

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

immediately past

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

a pair of people who live together

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

not any; not one

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

the northwestern region of the United States

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

aged or processed

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

a special situation

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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

From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

a group of soldiers

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

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From this reading “We’re going to have the queerest Thanksgiving ever heard of in this section of the country,” Arthur had said.

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

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

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From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds

From this reading All night long the wind whistled and moaned, and even howled at times around the corners of the bunk-house.

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The last thing before crawling under his blanket, Arthur, the “seasoned weather-sharp” of the troop, had called the attention of his mates to the fact that, just as he had predicted, the wind was commencing to come out of the Northwest, so that the rain that had been blown so wildly before the gale had already, no doubt, commenced to turn into sleet.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

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From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”

the words that are spoken

From this reading “Mark my words if it doesn’t change into a regular baby blizzard.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Oakvale fellows won’t want to bother much with any football this year, if I know what’s what.”