Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

later than; following

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

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

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

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

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

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

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

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

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

exhale hard

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

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

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

dearly loved

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

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

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

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

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

in a questionable and dubious manner

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

the act of departing

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

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

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

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

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

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

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

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

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

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

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

and nothing more

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

plural of “like” — a similar kind

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

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

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

engage in

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

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

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

used to form the superlative

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

on one occasion

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

add pepper to

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

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

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

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

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

in a reckless manner

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

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

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I don't know,” dubiously replied Mrs. Pepper; “eggs are dreadful dear, and--” “I don't care,” said Polly, recklessly; “I must just once for Dr. Fisher.”

being very thin

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

express in words

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

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

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

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

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

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

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

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

From this reading Phronsie was out in the “orchard,” as the one scraggy apple-tree was called by courtesy, singing her rag doll to sleep under its sheltering branches.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

(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 “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

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

From this reading A THREATENED BLOW One day, a few weeks after, Mrs. Pepper and Polly were busy in the kitchen.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Well,” said Polly, with a sigh, “I s'pose they'll have to do; but some time, mammy, I'm going to bake him a big cake, so there!”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I tell you, Polly,” said Mrs. Pepper, “what you might do; you might make him some little apple tarts--most every one likes them, you know.”