Chapter V

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

at or in the front

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading They are the fellows who made the fire and didn’t put it out――not Dick.”

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

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

the two together, not just one

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

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From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

small donkey used as a pack animal

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

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From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

traveling across

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

someone who is a detective

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

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From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

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From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading They are the fellows who made the fire and didn’t put it out――not Dick.”

start firing a weapon

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

free to go or do as one pleases

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

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From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

set up or found

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

come to pass

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

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

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They are the fellows who made the fire and didn’t put it out――not Dick.”

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

the force of workers available

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

of an obscure nature

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

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

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They are the fellows who made the fire and didn’t put it out――not Dick.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading They are the fellows who made the fire and didn’t put it out――not Dick.”

above and across; more than

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading They are the fellows who made the fire and didn’t put it out――not Dick.”

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

made afraid

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

in the near future

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

a special situation

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

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

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

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

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

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

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

precisely as stated

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading But they did manage to follow them to the nearest crossing of the little stream, and here, where a patch of wash sand made the record as plain as a book page, Larry heaved a sigh of relief.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “If we didn’t have such good forgetteries――both of us――we needn’t have been scared up so badly, Purdy,” he said.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

at the time that

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

in or at the place that

From this reading FOOTLOOSE AND FREE When Larry and Purdick thought they had found the place where Dick had stopped and made a fire, and had then had some mysterious thing happen to him, they soon realized that they couldn’t hope to trail the burro hoofprints very far in the growing dusk.

which person or people

From this reading They are the fellows who made the fire and didn’t put it out――not Dick.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

the day immediately before today

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Don’t you remember what Mr. Broadwick told us yesterday――about two men coming over here ahead of us with supplies for the Little Eagle in Dog Gulch?