used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
eagerly desirous
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
Blackbirders
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From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
Cathie
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
a person who is in charge
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading And "Hear, hear!" said Aunt Jannet with energy.
divisible by two
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
obtain
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
Ha'o
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From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And "Hear, hear!" said Aunt Jannet with energy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
Jannet
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From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
something that is lost
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
come together
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
the force of workers available
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
with speed
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
relieve from
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And "Hear, hear!" said Aunt Jannet with energy.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
in the near future
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
a lightweight cord
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
the act of testing something
From this reading "Give 'em a fair trial and string 'em up," was his simple idea of the justice that would meet the case.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
vehementlyadverbUS /ˈviːəməntli/
in a vehement manner
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
a Caucasian
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GAIN OF LOSS With a clean bill of health, and Ha'o as supreme chief anxious to become a nation, and therefore ready to follow the white men's ideas, matters began to progress rapidly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The first thing to be done, as soon as the men could be spared from hospital work, was to get rid of the Blackbirders.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Cathie, vehemently backed up by Aunt Jannet, would even now have made short work of them.
