Chapter XI

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

the act of making something clean

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

a room used for dining

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

being one more than seven

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading It was nearly sunset, and presently Kate Gorman entered.

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

destroyed or killed

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading It was nearly sunset, and presently Kate Gorman entered.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ’Shall yez have the lamps lit, sor?’

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was nearly sunset, and presently Kate Gorman entered.

a small worthless amount

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading It was nearly sunset, and presently Kate Gorman entered.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading ’Shall yez have the lamps lit, sor?’

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

the literary culture

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

provided with artificial light

From this reading ’Shall yez have the lamps lit, sor?’

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

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

a form of address for a man

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

information about recent and important events

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

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

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

out of fashion

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

in the near future

From this reading It was nearly sunset, and presently Kate Gorman entered.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

express in words

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

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

From this reading ’Shall yez have the lamps lit, sor?’

from a time in the past until now

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading ’Shall yez have the lamps lit, sor?’

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading It was nearly sunset, and presently Kate Gorman entered.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

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

From this reading It was nearly sunset, and presently Kate Gorman entered.

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

From this reading JACK AND HIS FATHER HEAR GOOD NEWS Nearly eight months had come and gone since the captain of the Bandolier had left Port Kooringa, and in the quaint, old-fashioned dining-room of the house under the bluff Jack and his father were sitting--Mr. Wallis smoking his pipe and thinking, and Jack cleaning his gun.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I am expecting my letters presently, and will say good night to her now.’

an affirmative

From this reading ’Yes, Kate; and then bring the little one to say good night.

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

From this reading ’Shall yez have the lamps lit, sor?’