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 The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

travel up

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

subject to laughter or ridicule

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

put or pin the blame on

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

the people of Great Britain

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

subject to limits or subjected to limits

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

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

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

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

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

all things; all of a situation

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

a man who lives on the frontier

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

prevent from speaking out

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

an association of criminals

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

plural of “herder” — German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

engage in

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

have ownership or possession of

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

arrange in a container

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

cause to go somewhere

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

term of address for a man

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

the quality of being superior

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

carry out

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

up to a particular time

From this reading The Ranger had signalled for some of the road gang to ascend from below the battlements to keep guard till the coroner could come.

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

except if; if not

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

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

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

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From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

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

From this reading The little pack mule to the fore, Wayland and Matthews were picking the way slowly down the terra cotta trail of the Rim Rocks.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "It does not make the slightest difference in the world what you or I believe, Sir!

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

From this reading The facts are unless you could offer a witness money enough to take him out the United States and to keep him for the rest of his life, he would develop a good-forgetter, or else the same old gag--'been blind folded,' 'didn't see,' and so on, and on, and on; you can't blame them!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW VEILS ITSELF "Do you mean me to believe," the old frontiersman drew himself up to the full height of British superiority to everything outside the island of its own circumscribed knowledge, "do you mean me to believe that if any of these poor herders had escaped as witnesses, we'd not have been able to send these blackguard murderers to the gallows?"