Chapter IX

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

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “What d’yer want ’im fer?” one of the natives asked.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

in an audible manner

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

a youthful male person

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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

From this reading “What d’yer want ’im fer?” one of the natives asked.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you know where Luke Meadows lives?”

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From this reading “What d’yer want ’im fer?” one of the natives asked.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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

From this reading “What d’yer want ’im fer?” one of the natives asked.

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

From this reading “Do you know where Luke Meadows lives?”

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “Do you know where Luke Meadows lives?”

-ing form of “loll” — hang loosely or laxly

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

From this reading “Do you know where Luke Meadows lives?”

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading “Do you know where Luke Meadows lives?”

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading “What d’yer want ’im fer?” one of the natives asked.

in a natty manner; with smartness

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

above and across; more than

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

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

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

free from emotional agitation or nervous tension

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “What d’yer want ’im fer?” one of the natives asked.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

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

From this reading “That, oh, that’s a soup spoon,” said Westy, quite unperturbed.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What d’yer want ’im fer?” one of the natives asked.

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From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

in or at the place that

From this reading “Do you know where Luke Meadows lives?”

in the company of; together with

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Hey, what’s that you got over your shoulder?” one of them called.

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading ON THE TRAIL Barrett’s was not accustomed to visits from nattily attired boy scouts with rifles slung over their shoulders and the lolling youths of the settlement stared at him and commented audibly as he passed.