Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

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

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

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

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

a person who is in charge

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

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

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

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From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

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

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

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

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

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

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

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

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

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

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

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

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

superlative of “lucky” — occurring by chance

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

calm by deception

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

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

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

not any; not one

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

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

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

carry out

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

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

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "I guess those fellows have had enough to keep them quiet for a while," said Juarez.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

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

From this reading There was a lull now, and the boys had time to breathe.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

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

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

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

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

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

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

look attentively

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

during the time that

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE RETREAT This was the luckiest shot of the fight, for it was no other than Gus Gols himself whom Juarez had struck.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It looked to me as though I had got their big chief with that shot."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Jo, you get up into that tree and keep watch," said Jim, "while the rest of us take account of stock."