Chapter XXII

highly skilled

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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From this reading “Boosh!

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

lacking funds

From this reading He “broke” the pistol and extracted the six cartridges.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

plural of “cartridge” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

From this reading He “broke” the pistol and extracted the six cartridges.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading “Vous etes one fine fellow, n’est-ce pas?”

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading He “broke” the pistol and extracted the six cartridges.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

a boy or man

From this reading “Vous etes one fine fellow, n’est-ce pas?”

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading “Vous etes one fine fellow, n’est-ce pas?”

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

the act of departing

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading “Vous etes one fine fellow, n’est-ce pas?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Vous etes one fine fellow, n’est-ce pas?”

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading “Vous etes one fine fellow, n’est-ce pas?”

a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

From this reading He “broke” the pistol and extracted the six cartridges.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

gathered for protruding fullness

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He “broke” the pistol and extracted the six cartridges.

inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading “Vous etes one fine fellow, n’est-ce pas?”

any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

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

From this reading Leaving him for an instant, old Joe fairly slid across the tent and did something which, but for his excitement, he would have accomplished in the first place.

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

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

-ing form of “wrest” — obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So you would try keel me, eh, mon brave?” puffed old Joe, wresting the weapon from the hand of the little gray man and hurling it across the room.