anew
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
boathousenounUS /ˈboʊtˈhaʊs/
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
Crabtree
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From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
having gaps or spaces
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
Ditmore
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From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
set up or found
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But wait, I'll get square on him!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But wait, I'll get square on him!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
I'll
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From this reading But wait, I'll get square on him!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
engage in
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But wait, I'll get square on him!"
PepnounUS /pep/
liveliness and energy
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
sloopnounUS /sluːp/
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
in the near future
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
make square
From this reading But wait, I'll get square on him!"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But wait, I'll get square on him!"
wasn't
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From this reading "My, but wasn't it mean of old Crabtree to make me do it!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Pep, we met that strange sloop again," said Jack, and told of what had been said.
at the time that
From this reading When the boys got back to the boathouse they found Pepper Ditmore awaiting them.
the act of creating written works
From this reading "Dashed off that bit of writing as soon as I could," said he.
