Chapter VIII

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

(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 is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

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

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

for the reason that

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

a youthful male person

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

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From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading “There is no question of our refusing duty simply because of danger.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

recognizable; marked

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading “There is no question of our refusing duty simply because of danger.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading “There is no question of our refusing duty simply because of danger.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

for more time

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

not any; not one

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “There is no question of our refusing duty simply because of danger.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

by chance

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading “There is no question of our refusing duty simply because of danger.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

on the contrary

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading “There is no question of our refusing duty simply because of danger.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

express in words

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

and nothing more

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There is no question of our refusing duty simply because of danger.

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

the act of using

From this reading Do not be so quick to say that we are no longer of any use to the Cause.”

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

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

in or at the place that

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It is for you to say where we shall go, and what we must attempt to do, you knowing all the circumstances.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE CARNIVAL I had no idea of being thus cut off from work as a Minute Boy simply because young Chris had decided it was too dangerous for us to continue such service, and speaking perhaps more sharply than I should have done, I said to this man whom we had been instructed to look upon in the light of a superior officer:

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If, peradventure, you send us where there is no chance to escape being taken prisoners, then is the matter on your head rather than ours.