Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

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consider or hold as true

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

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From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

(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 As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

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

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

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

From this reading Walk to the P.O.--Harding's Portrait--The Encampment Besieged--Wilkinson Wounded--Serlizer and Other Prisoners--No Underground Passage Found--Bangs and Guard Remain--The Constable's New Prisoners--Wilkinson a Hero--The Constable and Maguffin--Cards.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

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

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow

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at or toward the back of something

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

surrounded by hostile forces

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a game played with playing cards

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a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

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From this reading Walk to the P.O.--Harding's Portrait--The Encampment Besieged--Wilkinson Wounded--Serlizer and Other Prisoners--No Underground Passage Found--Bangs and Guard Remain--The Constable's New Prisoners--Wilkinson a Hero--The Constable and Maguffin--Cards.

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From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

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From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

a boy or man

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

set up or found

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

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

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possessive form of “harding” — 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

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the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

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

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

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

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

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

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

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

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

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

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

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From this reading Walk to the P.O.--Harding's Portrait--The Encampment Besieged--Wilkinson Wounded--Serlizer and Other Prisoners--No Underground Passage Found--Bangs and Guard Remain--The Constable's New Prisoners--Wilkinson a Hero--The Constable and Maguffin--Cards.

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From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

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

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not any; not one

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

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

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

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the act of passing from one state or place to the next

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a person who travels by foot

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

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From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

inflected form of “prefer” — like better; value more highly

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

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past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

cut with a saw

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

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being one more than sixteen

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

acceptance of despair

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

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

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

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

From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

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

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run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

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

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

under the level of the ground

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any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

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From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

the act of traveling by foot

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desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Mr. Bangs saw he was not wanted as a fellow pedestrian, and mounted his horse instead of having him trot behind a waggon.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

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

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

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

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.

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From this reading They refused to accept any surrender, preferring to walk, whereupon Messrs. Errol, Wilkinson and Coristine thought an after-dinner walk the height of luxury.

English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)

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people who are wounded

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but in spite of that

From this reading There was no room for twenty persons in two waggons, yet twenty proposed to go, seventeen to the seat of war, and three to the post-office.

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

From this reading As those three were the young ladies of the house, all the warriors offered to surrender their seats to them.