(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 Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He slapped the Old Man on the back and said:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
didn't
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From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t get excited.
else
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From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
at any time
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Don’t get excited.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
Fourgues
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From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “We’ll square all that, my good friend.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Don’t get excited.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “We’ll square all that, my good friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He slapped the Old Man on the back and said:
MorocconounUS /mərˈɑːkoʊ/
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We’ll square all that, my good friend.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He slapped the Old Man on the back and said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He slapped the Old Man on the back and said:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The owner was scared.
Pamir
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From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He slapped the Old Man on the back and said:
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading The owner was scared.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
slappedverbUS /slæpt/
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading He slapped the Old Man on the back and said:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
make square
From this reading “We’ll square all that, my good friend.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll square all that, my good friend.
which person or people
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then Fourgues, who had had all he could stand ever since Morocco, put it to him straight and told him to his face that if he didn’t like the way things had been run, he could hand the _Pamir_ and her engine and her cotton over to some one else, and that without officers or crew it was pretty rough to be blamed.
