Chapter XVI

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

plural of “airship” — a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

(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 calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

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From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

a quad with a square body

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

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From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

immediately past

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

by chance

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

possessive form of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Never havin’ seen one, I put ’em in the same class with Santa Claus,” answered the miner.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

transport in a sleigh

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

which person or people

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “We’ve been sort of sightin’ for ye the last few hours.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE MINER’S STORY “Well, you got here at last, did you?” called Jim Nestor, as he came forward to greet the boys and the professor as they alighted from the airship.

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

From this reading I calculated you’d be along about now, but Sledge Hammer Tod, here, he allowed as how you wouldn’t show up for a week, and maybe not at all, for he don’t believe in airships; do you, Tod?” and Jim looked at an old miner who shuffled up with him.