Chapter X

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

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

later than; following

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

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

From this reading I heaved a pony sigh, and staggered to my feet.

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

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

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

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

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From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

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From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

opinion or judgment

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading I heaved a pony sigh, and staggered to my feet.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

coins made of gold

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

educate for a future role or function

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

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

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

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

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading I heaved a pony sigh, and staggered to my feet.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

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

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

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

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

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

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

the sound of laughing

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

held up in the air

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

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

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

and nothing more

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

above and across; more than

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading I heaved a pony sigh, and staggered to my feet.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

express in words

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading I heaved a pony sigh, and staggered to my feet.

deliver by singing

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

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

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading I heaved a pony sigh, and staggered to my feet.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

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

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

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From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

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

From this reading I heaved a pony sigh, and staggered to my feet.

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

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

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

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

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 Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading EARLY MORNING ON DEVERING FARM What a good sleep I had!

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading Then--slowly, slowly I lifted my head, as I thought, from the warm pillow of my mother's side, but alas! it was only the warm pillow of my wheat straw.

at the time that

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

which person or people

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.

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

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "My land! what a morning, My land! what a morning!" a young darky groom that I used to have down South would sing when he was passing his nice black paws over my skin after breakfast.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Then his master, who was a poet, would come and glance in the stable door and say, "Lift up your eyes, boys--there's gold in the sky," and the colored boys would look and wonder and wish the gold would roll down and then their master would laugh in his pleasant Southern way, and say, "Now it's on the water--now it's on the land.