Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

later than; following

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

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

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

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From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

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From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

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

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

a small house with a single story

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

demanding attention

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

absence of light or illumination

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

a special loved one

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.

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From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

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From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

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From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

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

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

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

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

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From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

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

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

immediately past

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

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

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

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

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

a form of address for a man

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

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

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

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

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

possession of controlling influence

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

cut with a saw

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.

term of address for a man

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

express in speech

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.

the act of gripping and pressing firmly

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

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

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

up to a particular time

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

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

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

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

From this reading And by that time the carmen took up the chorus, and began cheering and hurrahing, 'Long life and more power to Davenport Dunn!'

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading “He's come at last, Bella,” said Kellett, as, tired and weary, he entered the little cottage one night after dark.

accept gladly

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

(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 “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

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

From this reading “I waited till I saw him come out of the station at West-land Row, and drive off to his house.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “See _me_--speak to _me!_ It's little he was thinking of me, darling! with Lord Glengariff shaking one of his hands, and Sir Samuel Downie squeezing the other, and a dozen more crying out, 'Welcome home, Mr. Bunn! it is happy we are to see you looking so well; we were afraid you were forgetting poor Ireland and not coming back to us!'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Did he see you, papa?--did he speak to you?” asked she, eagerly.