Chapter VI

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

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

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From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

demanding attention

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

hold firmly

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

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

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

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

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

be incompatible; be or come into conflict

From this reading Down came my fist on his head and at the jar his rifle fell from his grasp.

inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

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 I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading "Murderer!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

in truth; certainly

From this reading Had my revolver been to hand, he had been a dead man, I verily believe—he or I. As it was, I leapt on him crying:

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

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

having wheels; often used in combination

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I wheeled about, and there he was trailing his smoking rifle in his left hand and extending his right to me; Mike Canlan, little Mike Canlan with the beady eyes, the parchment-like, pock-marked face, and the boy’s body.