Chapter XXII

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

past form of “annex” — take (territory) as if by conquest

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

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

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a partially opened flower

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

something that is commanded

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

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From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

possessive form of “education” — the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

divisible by two

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “Mercy on me!” she exclaimed.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

destroyed or killed

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

of a dreadful kind

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

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From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

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

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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

From this reading “Mercy on me!” she exclaimed.

come together

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading “Mercy on me!” she exclaimed.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

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

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

position nine in a countable series of things

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

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

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Mercy on me!” she exclaimed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

above and across; more than

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading All my education's clean gone out of my head; I'm sure I couldn't spell an article.

express in words

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

precisely as stated

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

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

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Now he'll find out everything, and what a stupid one I am.

at the time that

From this reading WHEN Kate that afternoon was told her hour was come, and that to-morrow she must meet her destined mariner, she fell into a chair, threw her apron over her head, and cried and laughed horribly turn about--the victim of hysteria that was half from fear and half from a bliss too deep and unexpected.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I canna even mind the ninth commandment, let alone the Reasons Annexed, and as for grammar, whether it's 'Give the book to Bud and me,' or 'Give the book to Bud and I,' is more than I could tell you if my very life depended on it.