Chapter XIX

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

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

(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 It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

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

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

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

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

form a curve

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

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From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

put or send forth

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

power to direct or determine

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

the skilled practice of a practical occupation

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

command with authority

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

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

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

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

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

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

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

an opening into or through something

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

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

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

and nothing more

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

hit lightly with a picking motion

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

plural of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

plural of “propeller” — a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

a person who takes long walks in the country

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

plural of “reptile” — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

in the near future

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

not in physical motion

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

successive (without a break)

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

possessing sweep

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

in a confused mass

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

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

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

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

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

a special situation

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

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

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

in the direction of

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

a source of difficulty

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

precisely as stated

From this reading PILGRIMS FROM OLD CHICAGO The "peck of trouble" referred to as their portion by Clay turned out to be a full bushel, and good measure at that, in a very short time.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading It was pitch dark out on the river and in the swamp, but the lights of the _Rambler_ cast a circle of illumination about the spot where she lay, so that the black, bubbling water, with all the unclean reptiles it was forcing forth from their haunts, was in full view.

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

From this reading Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

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 Although the boys turned on the power--a thing they should have done long before--as soon as the crest of water came in sight, the _Rambler_ was pitched down toward the swamp like a chip.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

at the time that

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

in or at the place that

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading If the boys had been able to direct her course, they might have held her in the current, and so kept out of the muck hole into which she was swept when the water cut around a bend, driving straight on the shore.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But just as the craft was getting under control a mass of limbs and cane-brake tangled her propellers, and she went down with the flood, striking, as has been said, in a swamp where the head of the bayou had been, and into which the water still poured.