Chapter XIII

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

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

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

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

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

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

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)

From this reading B’gorra ’tis three av’ a koind we are.

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

From this reading B’gorra ’tis three av’ a koind we are.

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

confined by bonds

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

opinion or judgment

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

toward home

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading B’gorra ’tis three av’ a koind we are.

the sound of laughing

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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 HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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 “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading “Saints presarve us!” he shouted.

plural of “raider” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading “Saints presarve us!” he shouted.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading “Saints presarve us!” he shouted.

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

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

plural of “spade” — a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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 HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading B’gorra ’tis three av’ a koind we are.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!

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

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND As the boat grated upon the beach and Cap’n Pem and the two boys leaped ashore, Mike started to relate his story of the raiders and the battle, but in the midst of his narrative his jaw dropped, he rubbed his eyes and then suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Saints presarve us!” he shouted.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading B’gorra ’tis three av’ a koind we are.

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

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

From this reading An’ what wid the b’yes, ’twill be a foine full-house we’ll be afther havin’ on the barrk!”

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

From this reading “Shure an’ ’tis another cripple yez are afther bringin’,—an’ black as the ace o’ spades!