Chapter VII · 87

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

(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 He moved like a man all clothed.

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

show off

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

quick and energetic

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading He moved like a man all clothed.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a small inlet

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did not shrink from the wind.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He did not shrink from the wind.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He did not shrink from the wind.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

disregarded

From this reading He ignored it.

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He ignored it.

the sound of laughing

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He moved like a man all clothed.

(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He moved like a man all clothed.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading He moved like a man all clothed.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor would he yield to the shock of the water.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading Nor would he yield to the shock of the water.

wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading He did not shrink from the wind.

plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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 Nor would he yield to the shock of the water.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

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

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.

be the cause or source of

From this reading _In Which Teddy Brisk Gives the Strains of a Tight Cove Ballad to the North Wind, Billy Topsail Wins the Reward of Daring, Cracker Finds Himself in the Way of the Evil-Doer, and Teddy Brisk's Boast Makes Doctor Luke Laugh_ Stripped down, at first, on the field, Billy Topsail would not yield to the cold.