used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading _J._ Ah, do not abuse the gentle element.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
Ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _J._ Ah, do not abuse the gentle element.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
BaggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
berthsnounUS /bɜːrθs/
plural of “berth” — a job in an organization
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
CHICAGOnounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _J._ Ah, do not abuse the gentle element.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading _J._ Ah, do not abuse the gentle element.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
every person
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
to or in any or all places
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
GENEVAnounUS /dʒəˈniːvə/
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading _J._ Ah, do not abuse the gentle element.
GROVEnounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
LAKESnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
go away from a place
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _J._ Ah, do not abuse the gentle element.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
pamphletsnounUS /ˈpæmfləts/
plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
PAPAWnounUS /ˈpɔːpɔː/
small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
PassengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
persecutingverbUS /ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “persecute” — cause to suffer
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
STEAMBOATnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
THUNDER-STORM
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAKES.--CHICAGO.--GENEVA.--A THUNDER-STORM.--PAPAW GROVE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SCENE, STEAMBOAT.--_About to leave Buffalo.--Baggage coming on board.--Passengers bustling for their berths.--Little boys persecuting everybody with their newspapers and pamphlets.--J., S., and M. huddled up in a forlorn corner, behind a large trunk.--A heavy rain falling._ _M._ Water, water everywhere.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And at any rate it is quite enough for me to have it under foot without having it overhead in this way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After Niagara one would like a dry strip of existence.
