Chapter XI

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

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

in actual fact

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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From this reading “Gid out!” jeered Cap’n Pem.

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From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

an old word for “before”

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

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From this reading “Gid out!” jeered Cap’n Pem.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading Know’d the boys ’ud git in ship-shape.”

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

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

past form of “jeer” — laugh at with contempt and derision

From this reading “Gid out!” jeered Cap’n Pem.

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

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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From this reading Know’d the boys ’ud git in ship-shape.”

the sound of laughing

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

by chance

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

the force of workers available

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Gid out!” jeered Cap’n Pem.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

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From this reading “Gid out!” jeered Cap’n Pem.

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading Know’d the boys ’ud git in ship-shape.”

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

in the near future

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

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

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading Know’d the boys ’ud git in ship-shape.”

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

at the time that

From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The boys actually had tumbled into camp from the hill behind the shack, and they joined heartily in the laughter of the men, when they related their story of being lost in the fog.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.

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

From this reading “Shure, an’ Oi wuz a-sayin’ to Misther Potter that maybe yez was lost,” Mike affirmed, “an’ twas meself what wuz for goin’ afther yez if yez didn’t turrn up soon.”

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

From this reading “Ye’d be a fine one ter go gawallupin’ over these ’ere hills with that there wooden lig o’ yourn.