Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

any thing at all

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

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

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

cattle that are reared for their meat

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

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

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

a baby bed with sides and rockers

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

psychological suffering

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

take in solid food

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

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

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

in a genteel manner

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

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

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

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

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

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

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

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

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

not liable to or capable of change

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

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

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

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

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

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

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

according to the clock

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

the quantity contained in a plate

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

plural of “plate” — (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 Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

have in common

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

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

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

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

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

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

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

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

From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

at the time that

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

during the time that

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

a Caucasian

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

which person or people

From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.

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

From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.