Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

(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 "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

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

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

for the reason that

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

a youthful male person

From this reading Is that worrying you, Alec?" asked the Stallings boy.

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

a rapid active commotion

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

past form of “clash” — crash together with violent impact

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

deem to be

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

the act of departing

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

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

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

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

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

and nothing more

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

immediately past

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

engage in

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

the group following and attending to some important person

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

plural of “stalling” — a tactic used to mislead or delay

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

in or at that place or location

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

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

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What! are they going to make out to burn the old castle down?

at the time that

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

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

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

during the time that

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.

the act of harassing someone

From this reading Is that worrying you, Alec?" asked the Stallings boy.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading WHEN SWORDS CLASHED "I wonder if that winds up the whole show?" asked Billy Worth, a short time later, as Alec and Monkey Stallings joined him, while there was an unusual bustle among the numerous retinue of the hard-working stage manager.

but in spite of that

From this reading Hugh just told me the worst is yet to come."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Is that worrying you, Alec?" asked the Stallings boy.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Not on your life, Billy," observed Alec, "though I'm all in myself so far as taking any more wonderful pictures goes, because I've used my last film, which I consider hard luck.