Chapter II

(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 meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He did not ask you to come and look at him; it was your own choice."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading He did not ask you to come and look at him; it was your own choice."

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

From this reading He did not ask you to come and look at him; it was your own choice."

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did not ask you to come and look at him; it was your own choice."

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading And it was your own fault, not the monkey's, Lily.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

destroyed or killed

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And it was your own fault, not the monkey's, Lily.

and nothing more

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading "Yes," said Lily.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

possessive form of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading And it was your own fault, not the monkey's, Lily.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And it was your own fault, not the monkey's, Lily.

on one occasion

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

and nothing more

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And it was your own fault, not the monkey's, Lily.

plural of “puppy” — a young dog

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Yes," said Lily.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

male cat

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

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

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "I meant to look at him for only one minute, and then to put away the things just as mamma told me, but he was so funny I forgot; and then the puppies came; and that's the way I never remembered them at all."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," said Lily.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, you see," said Tom, "you should have put away mamma's things at once, and then gone to look at the monkey.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And it was your own fault, not the monkey's, Lily.