Chapter XX

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

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

Having no one else present.

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But who would kidnap him, Mr. Dale?”

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

an occurrence of something

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

a small native range horse

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

divisible by two

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

a young female

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

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

From this reading “But who would kidnap him, Mr. Dale?”

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

From this reading “But who would kidnap him, Mr. Dale?”

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

immediately past

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading “But who would kidnap him, Mr. Dale?”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

by chance

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

to a pitiful degree

From this reading Wanza queried pitifully.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading Wanza queried pitifully.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

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

From this reading “PERHAPS I SHALL GO AWAY” ALONE the next day I took up the search for Joey, beating back and forth between Roselake and Cedar Dale, and penetrating to Wallace and Wardner.

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

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

in a weary manner

From this reading “It looks to me, Wanza girl,” I said wearily, “like a plain case of kidnapping.”

during the time that

From this reading It was to Wanza that I spoke my conviction at last, sitting my cayuse on the river road, while she sat stiff and tearful-eyed in her cart, pale even beneath the pink-lined umbrella.

which person or people

From this reading “But who would kidnap him, Mr. Dale?”

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “But who would kidnap him, Mr. Dale?”