Chapter I · Chapter 1

later than; following

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

(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 Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

any person at all

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE BIGGEST BLACKBERRY PICKER.

plural of “blackberry” — large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

From this reading THE BIGGEST BLACKBERRY PICKER.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY W. O. STODDARD.

an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

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From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

a very small circular shape

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

at any time

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

in an industrious manner

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

and nothing more

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

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

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading BY W. O. STODDARD.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

covered with growing plants

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

a person who chooses or selects out

From this reading THE BIGGEST BLACKBERRY PICKER.

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading BY W. O. STODDARD.

plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST BLACKBERRY PICKER.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading BY W. O. STODDARD.

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

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

look attentively

From this reading She had picked her little pail full industriously, but she was too fat and too small to climb any further among the rocks and stumps and bushes, so they had left her there, in the shade of the great chestnut-tree, to watch the milk-pails.

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

From this reading Not that there was any milk in them just now, for all three of them were more than half full of great, plump, overgrown berries--blackberries, and the best and largest anybody had ever seen among those mountains.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dot Calliper had come out on the mountain-side, with all the rest of them, after blackberries.