Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

(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 To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

in addition

From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

a youthful male person

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

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

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

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

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

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

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

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

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

an aggressive and violent young criminal

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

and nothing more

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

engage in

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

in other respects or ways

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

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From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

inflected form of “skip” — bypass

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

plural of “stave” — (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

express in words

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He had heard of the Boy Scouts and he called them "regiment guys" and had a sophisticated contempt for them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

propel through the air

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Roy had also told him that you can't smoke cigarettes if you expect to aim straight.

male cat

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

possessive form of “tom” — male cat

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

the act of using

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

at the time that

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

which person or people

From this reading Then all of a sudden, along had come Roy Blakeley, who had shown him that he was just wasting good barrel staves; that you could make a first-class Indian bow out of a barrel stave.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

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

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading To know just how all this election business came about we must go back a year or so to a time when Tom Slade was just a hoodlum down in Barrel Alley and believed with all his heart that the best use a barrel stave could be put to was to throw it into the Chinese laundry.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The old Indian scout sign, which is the title of this chapter, means _There is nothing new along this trail and it brings you back to the same place._ If you are already acquainted with Tom Slade and his friends you will be safe in skipping this chapter but, otherwise, you would better read it for it will tell you a little of Tom's past history and of the other scouts with whom you are to become acquainted in this volume.