Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

slightly open

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

a small house with a single story

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

to come or go into

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

possessive form of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

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From this reading You'd never guess who's goin' to take me on.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading You'd never guess who's goin' to take me on.

plural of “guess” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

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

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

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

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

an expression of greeting

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

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

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

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From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading You'd never guess who's goin' to take me on.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading You'd never guess who's goin' to take me on.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

above and across; more than

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

carry out

From this reading You'd never guess who's goin' to take me on.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Says I'm strong in the shoulders, and he guesses I can do him more good than Pierre.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

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

From this reading Lame Andre, he's goin' to give Pierre the sack, and says he'll have me for a time or two to try.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading The back-door of the cottage, which opened on the garden, was ajar, and she could hear some one enter from the front with a heavy tread, and call out in a big, jovial voice, "Hullo, Mother, we're in luck to-day!

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

which person or people

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading You'd never guess who's goin' to take me on.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Marie was leaning over the low wall of a cottage garden in the 'village,' as a clump of small houses at the meeting of four cross-roads was called, and waiting for the kail which she had come to buy for the evening's soup from Mrs. Nevin, who cultivated a little plot of ground with fruit and vegetables.

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

From this reading You'd never guess who's goin' to take me on.