Chapter XII

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

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

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

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

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

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

next to; at the side of

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

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From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

placed in a grave

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

a small house with a single story

From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

start firing a weapon

From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.

death of a person

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

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From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

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

From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."

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From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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 As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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

From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."

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

From this reading I made'n for Peter, and Peter'll expect to have'n."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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

From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.

precisely, exactly

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

United States poet (1928-1974)

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

transport commercially

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

a male human offspring

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

carry out

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

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

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

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

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

up to a particular time

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

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

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading As the procession left the house, Old Betty took her place beside her son, and carried the boat in her hand.

the upper part of anything

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

a source of difficulty

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.

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

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

at the time that

From this reading When Granny Rea returned to her cottage, the fire was out.

a Caucasian

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading This was done, and not a step from the grave would the grandmother take till the first shovelfuls had fallen on the coffin and had partially buried the white ship.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At the close of the service at the grave, she said to the sexton: "I'll trouble you, John Hext, to put this here little ship right o' top o' his coffin.