Chapter I

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

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the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

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weapons considered collectively

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

in a state of sleep

From this reading "Good-night, Rose dear; I thought you were asleep."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

the two together, not just one

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," called a sweet voice down the stairway.

a university in England

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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

dearly loved

From this reading "Good-night, Rose dear; I thought you were asleep."

a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," called a sweet voice down the stairway.

let fall to the ground

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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From this reading "Good-night, Martie," duetted the twins, in the shrillest of treble and falsetto.

a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," duetted the twins, in the shrillest of treble and falsetto.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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From this reading "Good-night, Martie," called a sweet voice down the stairway.

of a light brown or yellowish brown color

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," duetted the twins, in the shrillest of treble and falsetto.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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From this reading "Good-night, Martie," called a sweet voice down the stairway.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," duetted the twins, in the shrillest of treble and falsetto.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

above and across; more than

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

exert pressure or force to or upon

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plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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From this reading "Good-night, Martie," duetted the twins, in the shrillest of treble and falsetto.

a male human offspring

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a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," called a sweet voice down the stairway.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," called a sweet voice down the stairway.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

express in words

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "Good-night, Rose dear; I thought you were asleep."

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

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

having or denoting a high range

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," duetted the twins, in the shrillest of treble and falsetto.

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," duetted the twins, in the shrillest of treble and falsetto.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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the body of faculty and students at a university

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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

precisely as stated

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Good-night, Martie," called a sweet voice down the stairway.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

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

From this reading "Good-night, Rose dear; I thought you were asleep."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

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a loose dressing gown for women

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "’You can begin to drop that corn this very afternoon’" "Rose was at the kitchen table, patting out the dough for the rolls" "Hazel flung both arms around Mrs. Blossom’s neck" "’I want to tell you why I came up here’" "The two girls leaned over the box as Hazel took off the wrapper"