Chapter XXV

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

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

later than; following

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

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

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

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

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

plural of “beaver” — the soft brown fur of the beaver

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

the lower side of anything

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Frank and his companions were no novices in the water.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

past form of “dive” — drop steeply

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

an athletic competition that involves diving into water

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

physically weak

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Frank and his companions were no novices in the water.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

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

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

indecision in speech or action

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

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

From this reading Frank and his companions were no novices in the water.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

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

From this reading Frank and his companions were no novices in the water.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

a small worthless amount

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

a particular point in time

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

very recently

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

not any; not one

From this reading Frank and his companions were no novices in the water.

plural of “novice” — someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

From this reading Frank and his companions were no novices in the water.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Almost immediately after diving the heads of the boys appeared on the surface.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

cut with a saw

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

not marked by the use of reason

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

apprehension about what is going to happen

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

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

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

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

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

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

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

the shape of something rotating rapidly

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

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

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

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

From this reading Frank and his companions were no novices in the water.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading They saw that Jack Beavers had been struck down from the window sill by the falling bricks, and had probably been knocked senseless.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading CONCLUSION It was a moment of great suspense for Ben Jolly and the ventriloquist as, without a moment’s hesitation, the three motion picture chums dived from their frail raft.

the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked

From this reading The surface of the flood was so strewn with pieces of floating wreckage--the bottom and sides of the newly formed water way so treacherous--that it was a tremendous risk to get into that swirling vortex.