Chapter XXVIII · The Old Familiar Flag

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

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

highly skilled

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

anew

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

(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 But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

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

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

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

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

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

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

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

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

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

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

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

From this reading When she had succeeded in this, she commenced her “claning.”

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

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

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

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

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

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

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

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

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

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

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

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

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

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

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

engage in

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

clean or organized

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

express in words

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

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

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

the season of growth

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading When she had succeeded in this, she commenced her “claning.”

the rays of the sun

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

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

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

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

From this reading When she had succeeded in this, she commenced her “claning.”

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

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

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

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And Judith, to her heart’s delight, began what she called her “spring claning.”

at the time that

From this reading When spring and sunshine came again, Justin began to lay out new garden beds and to put in the seeds for early vegetables.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading But first of all, as their boxes of hard brown soap had nearly given out, Judith showed her skill in the manufacture of soft soap from lye made of wood ashes, and grease melted from kitchen fat.

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

From this reading Every housekeeper knows what that process is in the hands of a skillful woman; so it is enough to say that Judith accomplished the task in the best possible manner; and that at the end of a week’s work, the house and all within and around it was as clean and neat as human skill and human hands could make it.