Chapter XI · The Good Ship Ranger

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

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

-ing form of “adopt” — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

matters of personal concern

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

anew

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

in addition

From this reading And to you also, Mr. Morris, whom I shall never forget!

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

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

-ing form of “appoint” — create and charge with a task or function

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading “The Ranger!” exclaims Captain Paul Jones, beginning to glow.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

past form of “closet” — confine to a small space, as for intensive work

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

the legislature of the United States government

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

increase twofold

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

third-person singular of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “The Ranger!” exclaims Captain Paul Jones, beginning to glow.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading And to you also, Mr. Morris, whom I shall never forget!

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading “The Ranger!” exclaims Captain Paul Jones, beginning to glow.

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

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

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

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

lacking zest or vivacity

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

of or relating to the sea

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And to you also, Mr. Morris, whom I shall never forget!

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

go across or through

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading And to you also, Mr. Morris, whom I shall never forget!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading “Thanks, General; a thousand thanks!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

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

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading “Thanks, General; a thousand thanks!

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

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

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From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And to you also, Mr. Morris, whom I shall never forget!

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Four days of listless waiting go by, and Captain Paul Jones again finds himself and Mr. Morris closeted with General Washington.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Captain Jones,” says the latter, speaking with a kindly gravity, “Mr. Morris and I have so pushed your affairs with the Marine Committee that to-morrow Congress will pass a double resolution, adopting a new flag, the stars and stripes, and appointing you to command the _Ranger_.”