Chapter I

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From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

later than; following

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

(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 Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

a line of approach

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

for the reason that

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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

From this reading However, help came from other men, in other classes.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading However, help came from other men, in other classes.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading However, help came from other men, in other classes.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading However, help came from other men, in other classes.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, help came from other men, in other classes.

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

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

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

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

immediately past

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

go away from a place

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

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 Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the force of workers available

From this reading However, help came from other men, in other classes.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading However, help came from other men, in other classes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

by chance

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

operate an airplane

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

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From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See https://

causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

come into rough contact with while moving

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

make square

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

of or pertaining to tactic or tactics

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

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

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

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

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

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

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

the act of using

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

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

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Perhaps it was because I declined this last sensational detail that they backed out of all the rest, and having given my boat a shove into deep water, left me to row and pilot as best I might.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

in the company of; together with

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading I was cheered on in my work, and given story after story, with full leave to use them as I chose; and so it falls out that my book is quite true.

produce a literary work

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street Some of my friends in a certain cadet class beset me to write a West Point story; promising me incidents at will, a plot, a name, and a tactical officer for "the villain."