Chapter XV

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

extreme mental distress

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

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

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

concealing something under the ground

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

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

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

plural of “chord” — a straight line connecting two points on a curve

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

annoyed and irritable

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

any strong feeling

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

obtain

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

plural of “harmony” — compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

continually recurring to the mind

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

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

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

and nothing more

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

tied with a knot

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

plural of “laborer” — someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

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

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

make a painting

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

carry out or perform an action

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

participate in games or sport

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

literature in metrical form

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

a strong line

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

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

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

plural of “subtlety” — a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

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

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

work hard

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

not known

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

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

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

precisely as stated

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

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

From this reading BURYING THE HATCHET To the hard-riding cowboy of the plains, the subtleties of emotion and romance are a closed book--just as the hand that whirls the rope is too crabbed to play the violin.

belonging to which person

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

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

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some hands must be knotted, some backs bent with labor, some brows furrowed with wind and weather and the hard realities of life; but in return the laborers gain the strength of the wind-tossed oak and the patience of the ages.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Some of us in this world must do the heavy work.

produce a literary work

From this reading There are others whose lot it is to write the poetry and paint the pictures and reach out into the great unknown for a thousand haunting chords and harmonies; but they are a people apart.

but in spite of that

From this reading Their very sensitiveness makes them unequal to the stress of life; their slender hands cannot perform hard labor, and their hearts cannot endure the monotony and anguish of unremitting toil--yet they have their place in the world.