Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

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From this reading I'm jiggered if we ain't found the cave at last!"

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

(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 "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

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

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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From this reading "Aye, Cholly.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading I'm jiggered if we ain't found the cave at last!"

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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From this reading "Aye, Cholly.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading "It's a door o' some sort or t'other."

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From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

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From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

any strong feeling

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

a feeling of extreme joy

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

set up or found

From this reading I'm jiggered if we ain't found the cave at last!"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

(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 "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

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

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I'm jiggered if we ain't found the cave at last!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

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From this reading "It's a door o' some sort or t'other."

(British informal expletive) surprised

From this reading I'm jiggered if we ain't found the cave at last!"

immediately past

From this reading I'm jiggered if we ain't found the cave at last!"

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "It's a door o' some sort or t'other."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "It's a door o' some sort or t'other."

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From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

cause to move by pulling

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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

From this reading "It's a door o' some sort or t'other."

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "It's a door o' some sort or t'other."

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From this reading "It's a door o' some sort or t'other."

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

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

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I'm jiggered if we ain't found the cave at last!"

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I'm durned ef it air a tree at all," said Hiram, all excitement, and his voice thick with emotion and eager exultation.

work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Really," I said, as eager as he, helping him to pull away the fungus growth from the now partly-exposed woodwork which, certainly, looked like a door, as he said, "do you think so?"