Chapter II

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

later than; following

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

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From this reading “Star of the gridiron, I ain’t making po’ms.

(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’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading “You’ve got a great little ole brain, Pood’.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

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From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

an incompetent or clumsy person

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

the act of acquiring something

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading “You’ve got a great little ole brain, Pood’.

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

From this reading “You’ve got a great little ole brain, Pood’.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

From this reading “Star of the gridiron, I ain’t making po’ms.

winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading “Star of the gridiron, I ain’t making po’ms.

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From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

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

From this reading “You’ve got a great little ole brain, Pood’.

a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

engage in

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading “Star of the gridiron, I ain’t making po’ms.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

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

From this reading “You’ve got a great little ole brain, Pood’.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading “Star of the gridiron, I ain’t making po’ms.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds

From this reading “You’ve got a great little ole brain, Pood’.

an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

repeated heavy blows

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

express in words

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “Star of the gridiron, I ain’t making po’ms.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

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

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

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

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

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

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE HAMMERING “Don’t stop and make too many poems about the valleys, Poodle,” commanded Hike Griffin, after breakfast.

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

From this reading “Say, I’ve been listening for that duffer that was pounding iron so late, and I thought I heard him, over there to the sou’-sou’-east.”

in or at the place that

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I’m beating the job and getting in a loaf on you,” Poodle Darby assured him, as, with chin in hand, he looked across the wonderful green hills stretched far below the peak where they had camped all night.

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

From this reading “You’ve got a great little ole brain, Pood’.