Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

-ing form of “abscond” — run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

lost in thought; showing preoccupation

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

(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 Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE NATIVES.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

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From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

a youthful male person

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

come together

From this reading AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE NATIVES.

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From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

set up or found

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

yet to be or coming

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

violent and needless disturbance

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

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

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

a supply of food especially for a household

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

a unit of instruction

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

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 "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE NATIVES.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

the act of stealing valuable things from a place

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

past form of “raid” — search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

a particular situation

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

furnished with more than enough

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE NATIVES.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

in or at that place or location

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "It's a lesson to keep a sharp lookout," thought the boy to himself.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

without awareness

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

except if; if not

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

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

From this reading "In future we'll keep all bidarkas at long range unless they can give an account of themselves."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

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

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

in or at the place that

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.

during the time that

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

marked by skill in deception

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

in the company of; together with

From this reading AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE NATIVES.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading Jack hastened to the store-room and found that the wily natives in their soft-soled skin shoes had wrought great havoc there, while he, all unconsciously in the engine-room, was working without dreaming that there were unwelcome visitors on board.

a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea

From this reading The _Yukon Rover_ was well stocked with food and there were settlements up the river where the raided stock could be replenished, but it annoyed the boy to think that the plundering rascals had had such an easy time in absconding with what they had abstracted from the steamer's larder.