Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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

From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

any person at all

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

take in solid food

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

large stinging paper wasp

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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

From this reading I wisht you'd be mad, too.

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From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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

From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

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

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

roused to anger

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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

From this reading I'd think more of ye if ye was."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I'd think more of ye if ye was."

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

From this reading "It's Chicago they live to, Ellery an' Mary."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I wisht you'd be mad, too.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading I'd think more of ye if ye was."

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

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From this reading I wisht you'd be mad, too.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It ain't Washington Territory," said Miss Letty, setting him right with a becoming air of humility.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "Be that as it may," said the cap'n, "I've eat off my own plates an' drinked out o' my own cups a good many year, an' if anybody should try to give me a home, I'll bet ye, Letty, I'd be as mad as a hornet.

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

From this reading I wisht you'd be mad, too.