Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

plural of “barrack” — a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

possessive form of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

let fall to the ground

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

inflected form of “eavesdrop” — listen without the speaker's knowledge

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

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

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

ten 10s

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

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

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

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

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

the force of workers available

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

by chance

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

a firearm that has no rifling

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

(often followed by “of” or “to”) yielding readily to or capable of

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

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

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

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

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

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

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

by way of; passing through

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

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

From this reading In the first place, a council held upon the Dome's summit in broad daylight was not susceptible to eavesdropping.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.

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

From this reading There were possibly fifty thousand men against less than two hundred!

at the time that

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading WITHIN THE BARRACKS When Constable Hope had made his report upon Berwick's abiding-place, and added to it particulars as to his visitors, and the council held on the Dome, Smoothbore recognized that he had to do with a man of more than ordinary character and intelligence.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading As a base of assault upon the town, a modern rifle might drop a bullet into the barrack yard.

a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea

From this reading As a matter of fact, six hundred officers and men were on their way to the Yukon, via the Stikeen route: that is, if they had not got "cold feet" and turned back.