Chapter XVII

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

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

anew

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

(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 Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

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

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

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

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

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

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE WRONG END.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

all things; all of a situation

From this reading What he thought he knew was, that everything went wrong.

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

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

ranking above all others

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

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

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

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

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

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

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

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

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

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

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

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

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading What he thought he knew was, that everything went wrong.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

in a literal sense

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

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

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

not any; not one

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

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

From this reading THE WRONG END.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

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

From this reading What he thought he knew was, that everything went wrong.

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

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

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

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

the act of using

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

precisely as stated

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

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

From this reading There was no doubt about it—Johnny had, to use one of his own expressions, “got up wrong end foremost,” that morning.

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

From this reading What he thought he knew was, that everything went wrong.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What he thought he knew was, that everything went wrong.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading No, it was much worse than that, for the plain English of it was, that he was in a very bad humor, and did not know it!

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Not that he had really and literally come out of bed upon his head instead of his feet; that would not have mattered at all, for he would have been right end up again in a minute.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading THE WRONG END.