Chapter III

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

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Catty was pretty quiet all the afternoon.

(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 Catty was pretty quiet all the afternoon.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

form a curve

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)

From this reading Catty was pretty quiet all the afternoon.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

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From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

set up or found

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

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

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

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

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

on one occasion

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

above and across; more than

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

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From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Catty was pretty quiet all the afternoon.

operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Catty was pretty quiet all the afternoon.

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

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

be seated

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

in the near future

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

cross one's eyes as if in strabismus

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

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

From this reading Catty was pretty quiet all the afternoon.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

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

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

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

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

From this reading Pretty soon he jumped up all of a sudden, and says to me, in a warlike kind of a voice: “It would be runnin’ away.

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

From this reading Catty was pretty quiet all the afternoon.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

at the time that

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

during the time that

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading When I got to know him better I found out he always worked his thumb when he was het up over something or didn’t know what to do.

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

From this reading He seemed to be figuring something out, and every little while he acted as if he had forgotten I was around at all, and would sit down some place and look off at the distance and squint, and bend his thumb back and forth like he expected to pump water with it.

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

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading Once I told him I guessed his brains was in his wrist instead of in his head, and that he had to pump them like they do the pipe-organ in church, or they wouldn’t work.