Chapter III

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

later than; following

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

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From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

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

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

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From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

for a short time

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

informal terms for money

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

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

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

immediately past

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

engage in

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

not any; not one

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

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From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

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

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

on one occasion

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

and nothing more

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

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

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

a male human offspring

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

carry out

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

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

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

a special situation

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

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

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

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

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

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

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

the act of using

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

precisely as stated

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

accept gladly

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

at the time that

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

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

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

during the time that

From this reading 'Oh, no, no, no, Sam; I don't want no sich thing as that; only once in a while, you see.

which person or people

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'I thank you very much, Uncle John; I will take good care of the boat, and will bring you some clams every day.'

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sam's first care after awaking on the morning which succeeded the scenes in the last chapter, was to make some arrangement with old Mr. Andrews for the boat.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

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From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

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

From this reading 'You're welcome, Sam, to use the boat as long as you're amind to, and I won't ax you nothin' for it; only once in awhile you may bring the old woman a few clam.'

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The old man was of the easy sort; he had never done much when young, and now in advanced life depended entirely for the few clams he wanted upon his son, who lived a short distance from him, and was growing up in his father's likeness.