1927
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
1948
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
1951
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
1953
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
1957
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
1963
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
AbridgedadjectiveUS /əˈbrɪdʒd/
(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Might be better,” said Henry, “might be singin’.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
CoxnounUS /kɑːks/
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/
special importance or significance
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
Fakenham
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
G'omtry
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From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Might be better,” said Henry, “might be singin’.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
ingratitudenoun
a lack of gratitude
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
Ltd
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
OutlawsnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔːz/
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
recurring again and again
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
an educational institution
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
singin
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From this reading “Might be better,” said Henry, “might be singin’.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
Twenty-fifthadjective
coming next after the twenty-fourth in position
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
Twenty-fourthadjective
coming next after the twenty-third in position
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
Twenty-secondadjective
coming next after the twenty-first in position
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
Twenty-sixthadjective
coming next after the twenty-fifth in position
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
Twenty-thirdadjective
coming next after the twenty-second in position
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun was shining and the birds were singing in a particularly inviting way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a very fine afternoon--one of those afternoons which, one feels--certainly the Outlaws felt--it is base ingratitude to spend indoors.
William
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “G’omtry,” said William with scornful emphasis and repeated bitterly, “_G’omtry!_” “Might be worse,” said Douglas, “might be Latin.”
Wyman
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From this reading _First Published_ _1927_ _Twenty-second Impression_ _1948_ _Twenty-third Impression_ _1951_ _Twenty-fourth Impression_ _1953_ _Twenty-fifth Impression_ _1957_ _Twenty-sixth (Abridged) Impression_ _1963_ _Printed in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ William and Ginger and Douglas (known as the Outlaws) walked slowly down the road to school.
