Chapter XXV

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

next to; at the side of

From this reading I stepped out beside him.

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From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

capable of wounding

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

a youthful male person

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

delicately beautiful

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I shall never forget that particular early morning.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

the act of giving

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I stepped out beside him.

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

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading "The quest is on."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I shall never forget that particular early morning.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

many times at short intervals

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

and nothing more

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I stepped out beside him.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading I shall never forget that particular early morning.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading "The quest is on."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Come on, Pony Boy, my dearest joy," he said, giving me a generous piece of his bread.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall never forget that particular early morning.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

a share of something

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

a person, without saying who

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading I stepped out beside him.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

in or at that place or location

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

during the time that

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.

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

From this reading WE HAUNT THE WOODS It seemed to me only five minutes before I heard someone whistling, "Early one morning and while the dew was shining," and there was my young master brushed and dressed and biting deep into a huge slice of bread and butter with yellow sugar on it, a dainty that the children often got from Bingi.