Chapter IX

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “‘All right, Mr. Bruce, don’t spare us.

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

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

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

for the reason that

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading “‘All right, Mr. Bruce, don’t spare us.

the business of a butcher

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

plural of “chap” — a boy or man

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

travel across or pass over

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

declare untrue; contradict

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

the act of departing

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

a form of address for a man

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

not any; not one

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

precisely, exactly

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

term of address for a man

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

refrain from harming

From this reading “‘All right, Mr. Bruce, don’t spare us.

make square

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

successive (without a break)

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

express in words

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

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

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

precisely as stated

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

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

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It _was_ dishonest, there’s no two ways about it, and we chaps ought to be ashamed of ourselves, as are well able to get a living straight and square, and under fear of no man.

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

in the company of; together with

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

but in spite of that

From this reading “‘I don’t deny,’ I answered, ‘that I thought it very suspicious that a man like him should be living with you fellows, and yet have no idea that dishonest work was going on?’

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “‘I’D like to tell you, sir,’ said Carter, ‘how we first got acquainted, me and Mr. Blount, to put him right with you, because I heard a whisper that you thought he must be in with us, in the “cross” butchering line.’

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

From this reading Now we’ve had a fright and been let off you’ll never hear another word against us.