Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

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From this reading "She ain't doin' right.

(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 The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

brought into existence

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

a young person of either sex

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

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From this reading "She ain't doin' right.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

start firing a weapon

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

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

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

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

From this reading I reckon somethin' is wrong."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

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

From this reading I reckon somethin' is wrong."

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

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

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

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From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

above and across; more than

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading I reckon somethin' is wrong."

precisely, exactly

From this reading "She ain't doin' right.

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

and nothing more

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

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

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

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From this reading I reckon somethin' is wrong."

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

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

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

moved around an axis or center

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

displeasing to the senses

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

which person or people

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading At the end of a dreadful day she had turned with some contempt from the fine lady on the bed, who could not give birth to her child, and said simply, as if with the saying she washed her hands of the whole matter:

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading THE LITTLE ITINERANT--AND OTHERS On this circuit, in a house nearly as open as a barn, on a freezing winter night, our baby was born.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The gaunt, dark room, the roaring fire upon the wide hearth, the ugly little kettle of herb tea steaming on the live coals, and the old mountain midwife, bending with her hideous scroll face over me, are all a part of the memory of an immortal pain.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading I reckon somethin' is wrong."