Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

later than; following

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

lacking funds

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

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From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

someone who is a detective

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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From this reading "Don't get so vrothered, Joanna.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Don't get so vrothered, Joanna.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

the act of giving

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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From this reading "Don't get so vrothered, Joanna.

immediately past

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

take in marriage

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

not any; not one

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

and nothing more

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

express in words

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

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

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Don't get so vrothered, Joanna.

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From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

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

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

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From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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From this reading "Don't get so vrothered, Joanna.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

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

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Oh, that's what they say, is it!" she broke out at last.

which person or people

From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

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From this reading "They say I'd marry Dick Socknersh, who looks after my sheep, and who's like a sheep himself.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

the words that are spoken

From this reading They think I'd marry a man who's got no more'n two words on his tongue and half that number of ideas in his head--who can't think without its giving him a headache--who comes of no class of people--his father and mother were hedge people up at Anvil Green--who gets eighteen bob a week as my looker--who--"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.

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From this reading I'm only telling you what folk say, and if you'll stop and think you'll see they've got some reason.