Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

anew

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

(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 It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I didn't want to go back no more.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

for the reason that

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

clothing in general

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

straighten with a comb

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

-ing form of “cuss” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

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From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

take in solid food

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

at any time

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

for a limitless time

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

the production of eggs (especially in birds)

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

not any; not one

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

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

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

plural of “objection” — the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

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

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

above and across; more than

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

worthless or oversimplified ideas

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

-ing form of “peck” — hit lightly with a picking motion

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

(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 Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

carry out

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

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

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading I didn't want to go back no more.

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

From this reading It was kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

in or at the place that

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading I had stopped cussing, because the widow didn't like it; but now I took to it again because pap hadn't no objections.

possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading It was pretty good times up in the woods there, take it all around.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn't see how I'd ever got to like it so well at the widow's, where you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular, and be forever bothering over a book, and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time.