Chapter X

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

gotten through environmental forces

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

later than; following

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

(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 I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

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

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

plural of “bole” — a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

terminate

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

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

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

plural of “corn” — tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

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

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

having made preparations

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

the act of consuming food

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading “SABINA GREEN.”

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

a small number or amount

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

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

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

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

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

not suitable or right or appropriate

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

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

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

porridge made of rolled oats

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

the amount that can be bought for a penny

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

not used up

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

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

From this reading “SABINA GREEN.”

filled with satisfaction

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

cut with a saw

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

an educational institution

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

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

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

caught or fixed

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

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

From this reading In the four-hundred-and-thirty-first number of the _Spectator_ is a letter from Sabina Green, on the disordered appetite she had acquired by eating improper and innutritious food at school.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

being seven more than thirty

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

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

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

up to a particular time

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

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

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

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

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

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

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

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

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.

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

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

at the time that

From this reading “I had not been there above a Month, when being in the Kitchen, I saw some Oatmeal on the Dresser; I put two or three Corns in my Mouth, liked it, stole a Handful, went into my Chamber, chewed it, and for two Months after never failed taking Toll of every Pennyworth of Oatmeal that came into the House.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I forsook the Oatmeal, and stuck to the Pipes three Months, in which time I had disposed of thirty-seven foul Pipes, all to the Boles.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But one Day playing with a Tobacco-pipe between my Teeth, it happened to break in my Mouth, and the spitting out the Pieces left such a delicious Roughness on my Tongue, that I could not be satisfied till I had champed up the remaining Part of the Pipe.