Chapter XVII · The Rescue

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

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

(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 “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The little lass sped away on her errand.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

From this reading The little lass sped away on her errand.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

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

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading “Run and tell mammy we will be there immediately,” said John.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading “Run and tell mammy we will be there immediately,” said John.

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading The little lass sped away on her errand.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

engage in

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

popular aquarium fish

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The little lass sped away on her errand.

not fanciful or imaginative

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

past form of “repulse” — force or drive back

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading “Run and tell mammy we will be there immediately,” said John.

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Run and tell mammy we will be there immediately,” said John.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading SHAKESPEARE.

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

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading The little lass sped away on her errand.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

express in words

From this reading “Run and tell mammy we will be there immediately,” said John.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

from that place or that time

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Run and tell mammy we will be there immediately,” said John.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

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

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

hard to endure

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

look attentively

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Run and tell mammy we will be there immediately,” said John.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading She took the fruits of my advice;— And he, repulsed—a short tale to make— Fell into a sadness, thence into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness.

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

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

the words that are spoken

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Mammy says, how if you don’t come in to breakfast it will all be sp’ilt,” were the prosaic words that cut short this trying interview, as little Molly put her smoothly-brushed black head into the door.