Chapter III · Chapter 3

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

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From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

past form of “adhere” — be compatible or in accordance with

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

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

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

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

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

a top worn by women

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

(used in the plural) the stage of a theater

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a youthful male person

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

inflected form of “chip” — break off (a piece from a whole)

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

torn down and broken up

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

past form of “embitter” — cause to be bitter or resentful

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

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From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

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From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

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

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

the roof of a house

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

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

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

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

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

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From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

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From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

an old word for “no”

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

not any; not one

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

on one occasion

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

and nothing more

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

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From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

apply a heavy coat to

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

perfected or made shiny and smooth

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

in the near future

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

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

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

push forcefully

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

(of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

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

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading 20 You lounged, like a boy of the South, Cap and blouse--nay, a bit of beard too; Or you got it, rubbing your mouth With fingers the clay adhered to.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

uttered with a trill

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

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

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading And I--soon managed to find Weak points in the flower-fence facing, Was forced to put up a blind And be safe in my corset-lacing.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading We studied hard in our styles, Chipped each at a crust like Hindoos, deg. deg.18 For air, looked out on the tiles, For fun, watched each other's windows.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your trade was with sticks and clay, You thumbed, thrust, patted, and polished, Then laughed "They will see some day, Smith made, and Gibson deg. demolished." deg.8 My business was song, song, song; I chirped, cheeped, trilled, and twittered, 10 "Kate Brown's on the boards ere long, And Grisi's deg. existence embittered!" deg.12 I earned no more by a warble Than you by a sketch in plaster; You wanted a piece of marble, I needed a music-master.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading * * * * * YOUTH AND ART It once might have been, once only: We lodged in a street together, You, a sparrow on the housetop lonely, I, a lone she-bird of his feather.