Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

plural of “admonition” — cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

(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 To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

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

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

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

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

a large formal assembly

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

possessive form of “daddy” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

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From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

divisible by two

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

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

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

superlative of “free” — not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

having dark hairs mixed with grey or white

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

attention and management implying responsibility for safety

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

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

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

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

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

the quality of being individual

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

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

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

an occurrence of something

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

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

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

conformity or harmony

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

plural of “limitation” — a principle that limits the extent of something

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

steadfast in allegiance or duty

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

not any; not one

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

being in opposition or having an opponent

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

in other respects or ways

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

above and across; more than

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

go across or through

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

by chance

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

in a playful manner

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

the quality of being rustic or gauche

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

plural of “survivor” — one who lives through affliction

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

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

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

having come into contact

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

(informal) small and of little importance

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

full of trouble

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

not embarrassed

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

not known or well known

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

lacking protection or defense

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

impressive by reason of age

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

From this reading Of course, a man is not called Do-funny for nothing, not even playfully and in the free vernacular of rusticity at its freest.

precisely as stated

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

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

From this reading If the man, Daddy Do-funny, was unique as an individual, perhaps in the very fact of an individuality unembarrassed by the limitations of convention, of education and of precedent, he becomes in a sense typical of his people and of his time.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

during the time that

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

which person or people

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading In presenting a loyal and venerable ex-slave as an artless exponent of freedom, freedom of conduct as well as of speech, the author of this trivial volume is perhaps not composing an individual so truly as individualizing a composite, if the expression will pass.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The grizzled brown dispenser of homely admonitions is a figure not unfamiliar to those who have "moved in plantation circles" in the cotton and sugar country, and touched hands with the kindly dark survivors of the old regime.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading To the Memory of those faithful brown slave-men of the plantations throughout the South, Daddy's contemporaries all, who during the war while their masters were away fighting in a cause opposed to their emancipation, brought their blankets and slept outside their mistresses' doors, thus keeping night-watch over otherwise unprotected women and children--a faithful guardianship of which the annals of those troublous times record no instance of betrayal.