Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading It was a little twenty-foot yard.

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From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

at or in the front

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

terminate

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

plural of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

rid of obstructions

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

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From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

demanding attention

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

enclose with a fence

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

-ing form of “heel” — tilt to one side

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

press tightly together or cram

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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

From this reading It was a little twenty-foot yard.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

a large number or amount

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

any soft or soggy mass

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

above and across; more than

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

made afraid

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

so extremely intense as to evoke screams

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

in the near future

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

past form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

in the direction of

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

hard to endure

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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From this reading It was a little twenty-foot yard.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

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

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THEY swarmed up towards Sherburn's house, a-whooping and raging like Injuns, and everything had to clear the way or get run over and tromped to mush, and it was awful to see.

plural of “wench” — informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Lots of the women and girls was crying and taking on, scared most to death.

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

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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

From this reading Children was heeling it ahead of the mob, screaming and trying to get out of the way; and every window along the road was full of women's heads, and there was nigger boys in every tree, and bucks and wenches looking over every fence; and as soon as the mob would get nearly to them they would break and skaddle back out of reach.

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 It was a little twenty-foot yard.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading They swarmed up in front of Sherburn's palings as thick as they could jam together, and you couldn't hear yourself think for the noise.