Chapter XXXV

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

(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 "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

any thing at all

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

anemic looking from illness or emotion

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading A trooper rushed up and leaned, yelling, to his captain's ear.

rid of obstructions

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

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

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

increase twofold

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading A trooper rushed up and leaned, yelling, to his captain's ear.

a quad with a square body

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

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

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

the act of giving

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

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

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

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

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

inflected form of “hamstring” — make ineffective or powerless

From this reading "They won't go, sir; they're hamstrung!"

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

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

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

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading A trooper rushed up and leaned, yelling, to his captain's ear.

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 SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

the force of workers available

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

precisely, exactly

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

done under pressure

From this reading A trooper rushed up and leaned, yelling, to his captain's ear.

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

term of address for a man

From this reading "They won't go, sir; they're hamstrung!"

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

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

From this reading "They won't go, sir; they're hamstrung!"

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

From this reading "They won't go, sir; they're hamstrung!"

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

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

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

a soldier in a motorized army unit

From this reading A trooper rushed up and leaned, yelling, to his captain's ear.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Don't let 'em stop for anything--Boys, _boys_! turn out those horses!"

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

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

From this reading A trooper rushed up and leaned, yelling, to his captain's ear.

the act of using

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

the direction from which the wind is coming

From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES His face as blanched as a dead man's, his voice pealing out above the babel like a bell, Oliver stood to windward of the double furnace, giving quick orders on right and left.

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

From this reading "They won't go, sir; they're hamstrung!"

uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

From this reading A trooper rushed up and leaned, yelling, to his captain's ear.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Two men there on the Major's quarters--Let the guard-house go--Use your blanket, Flaherty, use your _blanket_--Sergeant," as Kippis passed close by, "clear the Row and bring 'em all down here.