Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

later than; following

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

at or in the front

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

any thing at all

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

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

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

very lively and profitable

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

the lower side of anything

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

move very slightly

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

the act of closing something

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

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

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

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

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

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

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

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

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

full of life and energy

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

engage in

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

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

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

not any; not one

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

past form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

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

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

plural of “sapling” — young tree

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

made afraid

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

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

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

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

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

a person with light blond hair

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

a source of difficulty

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

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

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

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

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We would sell the raft and get on a steamboat and go way up the Ohio amongst the free States, and then be out of trouble.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

(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 Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I passed the line around one of them right on the edge of the cut bank, but there was a stiff current, and the raft come booming down so lively she tore it out by the roots and away she went.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

at the time that

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

in or at the place that

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

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

From this reading WE judged that three nights more would fetch us to Cairo, at the bottom of Illinois, where the Ohio River comes in, and that was what we was after.

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

From this reading Well, the second night a fog begun to come on, and we made for a towhead to tie to, for it wouldn't do to try to run in a fog; but when I paddled ahead in the canoe, with the line to make fast, there warn't anything but little saplings to tie to.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I see the fog closing down, and it made me so sick and scared I couldn't budge for most a half a minute it seemed to me--and then there warn't no raft in sight; you couldn't see twenty yards.