Chapter XVIII

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From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

(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 I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

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

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

dearly loved

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

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From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

give expression to

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

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

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

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From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

sing with closed lips

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

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

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

plural of “kink” — a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

immediately past

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

not any; not one

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

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

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

the seed of the cereal grass

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

-ing form of “saddle” — put a saddle on

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

an educational institution

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

plural of “sir” — term of address for a man

From this reading _To the Editors of the New York Express, a darned great Newspaper down in York._ DEAR GENTLEMEN SIRS:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

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

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

a chronic drinker

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

an unbroken series of events

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

carry out

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

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

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

up to a particular time

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

in the direction of

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

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

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

a Caucasian

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian

From this reading So I jest went to the barn, and arter saddling the old horse, and measuring out some rye from the bin I went into the house for some bags, and concluded I'd go to mill, and take the way back by old White's, jest to see how Judy got along arter the last singing school.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.

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

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

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

From this reading I'd been out to work all day in the onion patch, and toward night I thought it wouldn't do no harm to take a ride and git the kinks out of my back.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Jonathan rides to Mill--The Millerite Excitement--His Marm waits for the World to come to an End--Letter from New York--The old White Horse.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I s'pose your letter came down from York like a streak of chalk, but I've got kinder out of the literary world since I cum back hum here, and I didn't hear a word about it till the 22d of April, jest as all Weathersfield had got their robes made and their caps sot for t'other world.