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 “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

later than; following

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

anew

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

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

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

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From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

at or in or to any place

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

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

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

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From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

a youthful male person

From this reading The boy shook his head.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

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

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

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

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

destructive of morale and self-reliance

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

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From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

plural of “evil” — morally objectionable behavior

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

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

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

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

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

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

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The boy shook his head.

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

From this reading The boy shook his head.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

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

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

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From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading The boy shook his head.

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

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

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

past form of “stump” — cause to be perplexed or confounded

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

express a supposition

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

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

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

a special situation

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

in a thoughtful manner

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

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

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

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

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading “Get you some milk,” he said; and, after he had let the dispiriting suggestion sink into the other's mind, he added, “or some water.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

at the time that

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Oh, bring on the milk,” groaned Bartley, but with the relief that a choice of evils affords.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You don't suppose, Andy, there is such a thing as cold tea or coffee anywhere, that we could warm up?” asked Bartley, gazing thoughtfully at the pie.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The boy stumped away for it, and when he came back the young man had got his pie on the plate again, and had drawn his chair up to the table.