Chapter XIX

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

later than; following

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading TRIUMPH OF THOUGHT AND INGENUITY.

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

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

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

the act of departing

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

at any time

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

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

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

the power of creative imagination

From this reading TRIUMPH OF THOUGHT AND INGENUITY.

discontinued temporarily

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

and nothing more

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TRIUMPH OF THOUGHT AND INGENUITY.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

above and across; more than

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

a separate part of a whole

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

possessive form of “potter” — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

manifest or bring back

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

in an impolite manner

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

an unbroken period of time during which you do something

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

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

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

in or at that place or location

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading TRIUMPH OF THOUGHT AND INGENUITY.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

the upper part of anything

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading TRIUMPH OF THOUGHT AND INGENUITY.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

in a vertical position; not sloping

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

the highest or uppermost side of anything

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

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From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

in the company of; together with

From this reading After the departure of the boys, Sammy took up, with greater enthusiasm than ever, those trains of thought that had been so rudely interrupted by the day's occurrences, and after supper sat down in one corner of the room to reflect.

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From this reading As he sat thinking, and occasionally looking at her as she reeled the yarn from the spindle, he communed thus with himself:-- "If a potter's wheel is an upright spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, and my mother's wheel is a level spindle with a little wheel on it turned by a band that goes over a big wheel, then what's the reason, if my mother's wheel is turned upside down, the spindle won't be upright, just as Uncle Seth said a potter's wheel was?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading His mother, having spun her stint, began to reel up the yarn.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And then if there was a round piece put on top to put the clay on, and you turned the big wheel, it would turn the clay."