Chapter XI

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

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

in the past

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading But there was bad blood in that White family.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading But there was bad blood in that White family.

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From this reading The old man had run a boarding-house down by the St. Joe Mission, and he was a bad man.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was bad blood in that White family.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The old man had run a boarding-house down by the St. Joe Mission, and he was a bad man.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

a female human offspring

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

a social unit living together

From this reading But there was bad blood in that White family.

of the highest quality

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

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

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

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

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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

From this reading But there was bad blood in that White family.

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From this reading The old man had run a boarding-house down by the St. Joe Mission, and he was a bad man.

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

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

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 His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

joined in matrimony

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading The old man had run a boarding-house down by the St. Joe Mission, and he was a bad man.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

any competition

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The old man had run a boarding-house down by the St. Joe Mission, and he was a bad man.

a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

a student who fails to attend classes

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

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

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

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

From this reading The old man had run a boarding-house down by the St. Joe Mission, and he was a bad man.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there was bad blood in that White family.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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 “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

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

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

at the time that

From this reading “As I was saying, when I married and settled down amongst the hills to the east’ard o’ the Sacramento, I thought I’d about served my time on deep water and had come on the beach for good.

a Caucasian

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading His wife’s brother, Skipper Anderson, had done some queer things, and had got a hard name on the West Coast long ago, when I was with him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading You see, I married old man White’s daughter--he was a brother to Skipper White, what sailed that race with old man Gore around the Cape--and, as the gal was young and had helped keep house for the old man, I reckoned we’d get along first-rate.