Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

(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 "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Well, at any rate," said Alex, "old Picheu himself is coming."

have

From this reading "Bimeby plenty bear," said Moise.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

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From this reading "Bimeby plenty bear," said Moise.

a youthful male person

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Well, at any rate," said Alex, "old Picheu himself is coming."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

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From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

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

From this reading "Well, at any rate," said Alex, "old Picheu himself is coming."

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

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

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

From this reading "Well, at any rate," said Alex, "old Picheu himself is coming."

a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

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

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

immediately past

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

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

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

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

From this reading "Bimeby plenty bear," said Moise.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

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From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

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

From this reading "Well, at any rate," said Alex, "old Picheu himself is coming."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

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From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

a full supply

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading "Well, at any rate," said Alex, "old Picheu himself is coming."

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

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

express in words

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

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

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

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

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

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

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

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

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

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From this reading "We're apt to see more game from here down than we have any place on the trip," said Alex.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, at any rate," said Alex, "old Picheu himself is coming."

plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading "This boy Billy, he'll tol' me ol' Picheu he'll keel two bear this last week, an' he'll say plenty bear now all on river, on the willows."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You know, I told you this was the Land of Plenty."