Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

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

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

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

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

plural of “breakfast” — the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

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

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

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

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

an intense desire for some particular thing

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

look down on with disdain

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

the act of discovering something

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

remove the dust from

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

having made preparations

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

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

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

resembling flour in fine powdery texture

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

set up or found

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

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

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

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

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

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

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

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

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

used to form the superlative

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE TRAMP.

and nothing more

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

censure severely or angrily

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

express in words

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

not in physical motion

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

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

From this reading ON THE TRAMP.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

a special situation

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

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

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

a vagrant

From this reading ON THE TRAMP.

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

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

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

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

at the time that

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

in or at the place that

From this reading But breakfast is a thing not always easiest to find where breakfasts most abound; nor was theirs when found that morning altogether of a sort to be envied, ill as they could afford to despise it.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

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

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the new day came the fresh necessity for breakfast, and the fresh interest in the discovery of it.

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading Fain to still the craving of birds too early for any worm, they swallowed a considerable portion of it, choking as it was, nor met with rebuke.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Passing, on their goal-less way, a flour-mill, the door of which was half-open, they caught sight of a heap, whether floury dust or dusty flour, it would have been hard to say, that seemed waiting only for them to help themselves from it.