Chapter XXVIII · Hope and Life

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

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

making bread or cake or pastry etc.

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

strike against forcefully

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

an especially rich vein of precious ore

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

a special loved one

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

dearly loved

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

inflected form of “excel” — distinguish oneself

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

start firing a weapon

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “What is that you said, my dear?”

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

plural of “muffin” — a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “What is that you said, my dear?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

make a sweeping movement

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Palma repeated her question.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

let for money

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

recurring again and again

From this reading Palma repeated her question.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “What is that you said, my dear?”

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

as much as a spoon will hold

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Poley paused, with a spoonful of batter held in her hand, halfway between the bowl on the table and the muffin rings in the pan on the range.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “What is that you said, my dear?”

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading Cleve had gone out to change the bonanza check to pay the rent and to give up the flat.

precisely as stated

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What is that you said, my dear?”

in or at the place that

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

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

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Poley, dear darling, will you go with Cleve and me to West Virginia to live?” exclaimed Palma, running into the cabinet kitchen of her flat, where good Mrs. Pole was busy over the fire, baking those very muffins in which she so excelled.