Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading What are you footling round here for?"

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

From this reading I think there's copper in it."

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a person who fells trees

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

(informal) small and of little importance

From this reading What are you footling round here for?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading What are you footling round here for?"

set up or found

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading What are you footling round here for?"

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

an expression of greeting

From this reading "Hullo, young 'un!

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

From this reading I think there's copper in it."

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I think there's copper in it."

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a city in northwestern England

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

not any; not one

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a human being

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

the act of umpiring

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading What are you footling round here for?"

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

in a serious manner

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a state of social isolation

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading I think there's copper in it."

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think there's copper in it."

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

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

From this reading "Lancaster has given me this salt to analyze, Todd.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading "Hullo, young 'un!

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

precisely as stated

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

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

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What are you footling round here for?"

at the time that

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading HOW THEY "'ELPED THE PORE FELLER" As a rule, the laboratory was empty on half-holidays, and Gus used to work through his tables in solitude, when he tried a little "bottle-washing" as a change from the refereeing, but one afternoon he found no less a person than W.E. Grim, the prize fag of Biffen's, doing something very seriously with a green powder.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What are you footling round here for?"

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

From this reading "Hullo, young 'un!