Chapter X · Chapter 10

-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading That's easy.

one or the other of two

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

a conversation that spreads personal information about other people

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

your grandmother

From this reading "Not to see Nan?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I'll keep out of her way, if you can keep her out of mine.

select carefully from a group

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

past form of “rail” — complain bitterly

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

express in words

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Not to see Nan?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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From this reading That's easy.

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

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

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

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

male cat

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

a just detectable amount

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

precisely as stated

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

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

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Oh, confound their gossiping tongues!" he railed; adding hastily: "Not that I care so very much what they say, either."

at the time that

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

but in spite of that

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Ardea let her horse pick his way down to the wood road, and when they were approaching the Deer Trace gate: "You haven't promised yet, Tom; and you must, you know."