Chapter XII

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

From this reading MISS JOSEPHINE BURGESS--A TALE.

(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 Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

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

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

any person at all

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

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

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

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

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

used as intensifiers

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)

From this reading MISS JOSEPHINE BURGESS--A TALE.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

past form of “butter” — spread butter on

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

showing effects of planning or manipulation

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

a regional term for “creature” (especially for domestic animals)

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

a quad with a square body

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

at any time

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

tendency to associate with only a select group

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

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

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

large outdoor signboard

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

ten 10s

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

third-person singular of “inform” — impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading MISS JOSEPHINE BURGESS--A TALE.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

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 Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

someone who makes and sells hats

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading MISS JOSEPHINE BURGESS--A TALE.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

a person who makes or repairs shoes

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

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From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

a chronic drinker

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

caught or fixed

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading MISS JOSEPHINE BURGESS--A TALE.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Miss Josephine Burgess was as purty a gal as ever trod shoe leather; but she was awfully stuck up, and got into all kind of finefied notions, arter her par, the old shoemaker, died and left her his arnings.

(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 She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

which person or people

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading In which Jonathan shows up the Hardships of Sewing Girls--Describes a Tammany Hall Ball--Milliner Aristocracy and Exclusiveness--Informs the reader how Miss Josephine Burgess took a tall man with whiskers into her Establishment, who took her in in return--The desperation of a little Apothecary--His Marriage, and the Ascent of Miss Josephine Burgess from the front store to a work room a little higher up.

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

From this reading Instid of spending the seven hundred dollars, which the stingy old coot of a shoemaker left behind him, all in hard chink, she sot up a milliner's and dress-maker's store in the Bowery; and it raly would have done the old chap's ghost good, to have seen how she contrived to turn the sixpences and half dollars that he'd been hoarding up so long in an old pepper-and-salt stocking, for fear of losing 'em.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She was an awful smart critter though, and had a sort of a notion which side her bread was buttered on, as well as anybody you ever sot eyes on.