Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

(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 It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

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

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

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

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

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

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

divisible by two

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

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

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

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

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

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

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

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

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

not capable of being separated

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

a small worthless amount

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

past form of “knuckle” — press or rub with the knuckles

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

immediately past

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

the sound of laughing

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

take somebody somewhere

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

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

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

engage in

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

a form of address for a man

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

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

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

many times at short intervals

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

first in rank or degree

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

resulting in punishment

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

the act of punishing

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

determined

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

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From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

United States poet (1849-1916)

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

an educational institution

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

in an artful manner

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

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

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

hurting

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

that is looked for

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

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

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

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

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

a special situation

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

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

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

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

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

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

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

plural of “triplet” — the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

From this reading The little money that his father had left was not enough to warrant his continuing; he must now do something for his own support.

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

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

at the time that

From this reading When Pewee, Riley, and Ben Berry got through with their punishment, they sought some way of revenging themselves on the master for punishing them, and on Jack for doing better than they had done, and thus escaping punishment.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It was a sore thing with them that Jack had led all the school his way, so that, instead of the whole herd following King Pewee and Prime Minister Riley into rebellion, they now "knuckled down to the master," as Riley called it, under the lead of Jack, and they even dared to laugh slyly at the inseparable "triplets."

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading He resolved, therefore, to make the most of his time under Mr. Williams.

in the company of; together with

From this reading UNCLAIMED TOP-STRINGS With a sinking heart, Jack often called to mind that this was his last term at school.