Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading It was very absurd.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

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

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

terminate

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

informal terms for money

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

made afraid

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

without care or concern

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

cause to move by striking

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

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From this reading THE LITTLE LIE-GIRL.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE LIE-GIRL.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

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

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

immediately following in time or order

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

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

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

To recall to mind.

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

cut with a saw

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

bypass

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

express in words

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading THE LITTLE LIE-GIRL.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

having come into contact

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

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

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

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

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was very absurd.

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

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And now I will skip along to the next summer, and come to the dreadful lie I told about the hatchet.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading "O, mamma," said I, "my foot slipped, and I fell and hit me on something; I don't know whether 'twas a hatchet or a stick of wood; but I never touched the hatchet."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You remember it, Horace and Prudy, how I saw your uncle Ned's hatchet on the meat block, and heedlessly took it up to break open some clams, and then was so frightened that I dared not tell how I cut my foot.