Chapter V · The Result

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

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

(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 Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

on or to one side

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

being joined in close association

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

the quality of being direct and outspoken

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

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From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a young male horse under the age of four

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

decorative cover for a bed

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

every day; without missing a day

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a special loved one

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

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From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

enclose with a fence

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

plural of “fever” — a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

your parents

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

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

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

possessive form of “green” — green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

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From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

attribute or credit to

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

and nothing more

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

set down according to a plan

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

held dear

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

the action of people mingling and coming into contact

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

porridge made of rolled oats

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

more desirable than another

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

with low volume

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

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From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

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

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

of a light brownish color

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

having a supporting base

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

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

From this reading Farmer Green, too, shared the feeling, and numerous at first were his animadversions against that _prig of a Holbrook_, who was not fit to doctor a _cat_, much less “examine a _school-marm_.”

at the time that

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

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

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

during the time that

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

a Caucasian

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

which person or people

From this reading Maddy might have been just as sick as she was if the examination had never occurred, but it was natural for those who loved her to impute it all to the effects of excitement and cruel disappointment, so there was something like indignation mingling with the sorrow gnawing at the hearts of the old couple as they watched by their fever-stricken darling.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading But when Maddy grew so sick as not to know him or his wife, he laid aside his prejudices, and suggested to Grandpa Markham that Dr. Holbrook be sent for.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

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

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness:

made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole

From this reading It was Farmer Green’s new buggy and Farmer Green’s bay colt which, three days later, stopped before Dr. Holbrook’s office, and not the square-boxed wagon, with old Sorrel attached, for the former was standing quietly in the chip-yard, behind the low red house, while the latter, with his nose over the barn-yard fence, was neighing occasionally, as if he missed the little hands which had daily fed him the oatmeal he liked so much, and which now lay hot and parched and helpless upon the white counterpane which Grandma Markham had spun and woven herself.

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

From this reading “He’s great on fevers,” he said, “and is good on curin’ sick folks, I s’pose;” so, though he would have preferred some one else should have been called, confidence in the young doctor’s skill won the day, and grandpa consented, and Farmer Green was sent for the physician, to whom he said, with his usual bluntness: