Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

weapons considered collectively

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

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

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

plural of “bust” — a complete failure

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The girl nodded but did not move from her position.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

like or containing small sticky lumps

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

traveling across

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading Sol waited on his customers, at times eyeing the strange girl curiously.

plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading Sol waited on his customers, at times eyeing the strange girl curiously.

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

From this reading The girl nodded but did not move from her position.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

being all around the edges; enclosing

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

-ing form of “eye” — look at

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

a person who operates a farm

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

set up or found

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

a young female

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

staying power

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

a state of confusion and disorderliness

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The girl nodded but did not move from her position.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading The girl nodded but did not move from her position.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The girl nodded but did not move from her position.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading The girl nodded but did not move from her position.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Sol waited on his customers, at times eyeing the strange girl curiously.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

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

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Sol waited on his customers, at times eyeing the strange girl curiously.

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

the upper part of anything

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

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

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Sol waited on his customers, at times eyeing the strange girl curiously.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

which person or people

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She seemed perfectly at home in his store and sat with her knees drawn up to her chin and her arms encircling her legs, eyeing soberly the two or three farmers who had come to the Crossing to "trade."

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

From this reading "If the head o' thet bar'l busts in, you'll be a fine mess," remarked Sol.

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

From this reading THE RED-HEADED GIRL Sol Jerrems the storekeeper, coming in from the back room where he had been drawing molasses for Farmer Higgins, found perched on top the sugar-barrel a chunky, red-haired, freckle-faced young girl whom he had never seen before.