Chapter XIII

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

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

(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 No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

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

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

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From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

a state at a particular time

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

dearly loved

From this reading Dear little fellow!

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

at any time

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

a boy or man

From this reading Dear little fellow!

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

plural of “flutter” — the act of moving back and forth

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

set up or found

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

usually; as a rule

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

in a willing manner

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

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

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

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

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

in a literal sense

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

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

From this reading Dear little fellow!

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

in motion

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

not any; not one

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

above and across; more than

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

with pride; in a proud manner

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

with speed

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

an ordered reference standard

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

plural of “shawl” — cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

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From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

a person, without saying who

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

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

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

having intellectual depth

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

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

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.

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

From this reading HE somebody moving about in the “Grayling” was Flutters.

at the time that

From this reading Finally, when Flutters had gotten everything into literally ship-shape condition, and quite to his mind, off he started up the bank, bending far over, as one must when one attempts to scale a steep place rapidly.

during the time that

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading No one had told him he ought to do this; he did it quite by grace of his own thoughtful intuition, and he found so many little things all the while to do, and did them all so gladly, that he wondered a trifle proudly how the Bonifaces had ever managed without him, and the Bonifaces wondered too.

plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

From this reading He was arranging boat cushions, folding up wraps and shawls, and putting things generally to rights.